is a Japanese writer of

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

, hardboiled,

thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

spy fiction Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligen ...

and

western fiction Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...

. He served as the 11th President of the

Mystery Writers of Japan is an organization for mystery writers in Japan. The organization was founded on 21 June 1947 by Edogawa Rampo. It is currently chaired by Bin Konno and claims about 600 members. It presents the Mystery Writers of Japan Award to writers every yea ...

from 2001 to 2005. Outside of his literary works, he is also known for his interest in

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music. He is a competent guitarist in his own right and has several guitars around his office.

Works in English translation

;Thriller Novel * '' The Red Star of Cádiz'' (original title: ''Kadisu no Akai Hoshi''), trans. Usha Jayaraman (Kurodahan Press, 2008) ;Essay * ''My Favourite Mystery, "

The Hollow Needle ''The Hollow Needle'' is a novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring the adventures of the gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin. As with the preceding two volumes of the Arsène Lupin stories, this was first serialized in the French magazine ''Je sais tout'' f ...

" by

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

'' (Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc

Awards

* 1980 – Bungeishunjū, All Yomimono Prize for New Mystery Writers: ''Ansatsusha Guranada ni Shisu'' (''The Assassin is Dead in Granada'') (Short story) * 1986 –

Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize The were presented every year by the (JAFA) from 1982 to 2011. They honor the best in adventure fiction published in the previous year. The Japan Adventure Fiction Association was founded in 1981 by Chin Naitō (1936–2011) and was disbanded in ...

: ''The Red Star of Cádiz'' * 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''The Red Star of Cádiz'' * 1987 – Naoki Prize: ''The Red Star of Cádiz'' * 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

Shrike the Killer series

* , 1986 * , 1988 * , 1992 * , 1996 * , 2002

Private detective Shinsaku Okasaka series

*Novels ** , 1989 ** , 1997 ** , 2000 ** , 2004 ** , 2013 *Short story collections ** , 1987 ** , 1992 ** , 1998

Detective Vulture series

* , 2000 * , 2002 * , 2003 * , 2006 * , 2010

Iberian Peninsula series

Espionage novels set in

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

during World War II. * , 1999 * , 2001 * , 2003 * , 2005 * , 2008 * , 2010

Standalone thriller novels

* , 1981 * , 1984 * , 1986 ('' The Red Star of Cádiz'', Kurodahan Press, 2008) * , 1988 * , 1991 (''Shadow of a Distant Land'') * , 1993 * , 1998 * , 1999

Western novels

* , 2002 * , 2005

References

External links

Profile
at J'Lit Books from Japan

at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)
Review of ''The Red Star of Cádiz''
at Crime Fiction Lover {{DEFAULTSORT:Osaka, Go 1943 births 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Japanese male short story writers Japanese crime fiction writers Spy fiction writers Western (genre) writers Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners Living people Writers from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese short story writers 21st-century Japanese short story writers 20th-century Japanese male writers 21st-century male writers