is a Japanese novelist. Yokoyama specializes in mystery novels. He repeated his

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year. 1988 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. December, 19 ...

No. 1 ranking in 2013 with '' Six Four'' (64). The English edition of ''Six Four'', translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies, was shortlisted for the 2016

CWA International Dagger The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger) is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagge ...

. He is known for his career as journalist for the Jomo Shimbun, the regional paper in

Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...

Works in English translation

Novels

* '' Six Four'' (original title: ''64 Rokuyon''), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (riverrun, 2016) *''Seventeen'' (original title: ''Kuraimāzu hai'' limber's High, trans. Louise Heal Kawai (riverrun, 2018) *''Prefecture D'' (original title: ''Kage no Kisetsu''), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (riverrun, 2019)

Short story

* ''Motive'' (original title: ''Dōki''), trans. Beth Cary (''

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fict ...

'', May 2008)

Essay

* ''My Favourite Mystery, "Paradise lost in the box" by Kenji Takemoto'' ( Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.br>

Awards and nominations

;Japanese Awards * 1998 – Seichō Matsumoto, Matsumoto Seicho Prize: "Kage no Kisetsu" (Season of Shadows) * 2000 –

Mystery Writers of Japan Award The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year. MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present) MWJ Award for Best ...

for Best Short Story: "Motive" * 2003 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year ( Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2003): ''Han'ochi'' (Half a Confession) * 2005 – Nominee for

Honkaku Mystery Award The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year. Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners ...

for Best Fiction: ''Rinjō'' (''Initial Response'' J'Lit , Publications : Initial Response , Books from Japan
) * 2013 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year ( Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2013): ''Six Four'' ;UK Award * 2016 – Shortlisted for the

: ''Six Four''

Bibliography

Novels

* , 1996 * , 1998 **English translation: ''Prefecture D'', riverrun, 2019 * , 2002 * , 2003 **English translation: ''Seventeen'', riverrun, 2018 * , 2005 * , 2005 * , 2012 **English translation: ''Six Four'', riverrun, 2016 * , 2019

Short story collections

* , 2000 * , 2002 * , 2002 * , 2003 * , 2003 * , 2004 * , 2004 * , 2010

Film adaptations

*''

Half a Confession is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Summary Respected inspector Soichiro Kaji is imprisoned for killing his wife, Keiko, who, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, r ...

'' (2004) (''Han'ochi'') *''Deguchi no Nai Umi'' (2006) *''

Climber's High is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada. The film is about a newspaper editor (played by Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) who deals with the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. Accolades 51st Blue Ribbon Awards * Best Film * Best Supporting Actor ...

'' (2008) (''Kuraimāzu hai'') *''Rinjō'' (2012) *'' Rokuyon (64) Part I'' (2016) *'' Rokuyon (64) Part II'' (2016) *''Kagefumi'' (2019)

References

External links

''Doki''
(translated into Mandarin Chinese) – ''

Google Books Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical ...

'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoyama, Hideo Living people Japanese writers Japanese mystery writers Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners 1957 births