is a Japanese writer of

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, horror, science fiction and

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

. He is a member 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 ...

Works in English translation

;Crime Novel * '' The Case of the Sharaku Murders'' (original title: ''

Sharaku Tōshūsai Sharaku ( ja, 東洲斎写楽; active 1794–1795) was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, known for his portraits of kabuki actors. Neither his true name nor the dates of his birth or death are known. His active career as a woodbloc ...

Satsujin Jiken''), trans. Ian Macdonald (Thames River Press, 2013) ;Short horror story * ''Reunion'' (original title: ''Daisuki na Ane''), trans. Andrew Cunningham (''Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights'', Kurodahan Press, 2010)

Awards

* 1983 –

Edogawa Rampo Prize The , named after Edogawa Rampo, is a Japanese literary award which has been presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan since 1955.Fukue, Nastuko,Literary awards run spectrum, ''Japan Times'', 14 February 2012, p. 3. Though its name is si ...

: '' The Case of the Sharaku Murders'' * 1986 –

Yoshikawa Eiji was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as ''The Tale of the Heike'', ''Tale of Genji'', ''Water Margin'' and ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', m ...

Prize for New Writers: ''Sōmon-Dani'' (''The Somon Valley'') * 1987 –

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 Novel: ''Hokusai Satsujin Jiken'' (''The Case of the

Hokusai , known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock printing in Japan, woodblock print series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'', which includes the ...

Murders'') * 1992 –

Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ...

: ''Akai Kioku'' (''The Scarlet Memories'') * 2000 –

Prize for Literature: ''Kaen'' (''Flaming Rancor'') * 2011 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement

Main works

Ukiyo-e murder trilogy

* , 1983 ('' The Case of the Sharaku Murders'', Thames River Press, 2013) * , 1986 (''The Case of the Hokusai Murders'') * , 1989 (''The Case of the Hiroshige Murders'')

Detective Sotaro Toma series

*Novels ** , 1988 (''The Case of the Utamaro Forgery Erasures'') ** , 1988 ** , 1989 (''Labyrinth of the

Southern Court The were a set of four emperors (Emperor Go-Daigo and his line) whose claims to sovereignty during the Nanboku-chō period spanning from 1336 through 1392 were usurped by the Northern Court. This period ended with the Southern Court definitively ...

'') ** , 1990 ** , 2002 (''The Case of the Gogh Murders'') *Short story collection ** , 1990 (''Hokusai's Sin'')

Standalone novels

* , 1985 (''London's Tower of Murder'') * , 1990 (''Murder at the Puppet Museum'') * , 1985 (''Sōmon Valley'')

Memories series (horror novels)

* , 1991 * , 1996 * , 2000

References

External links

Profile
at J'Lit Books from Japan

at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Katsuhiko 1947 births 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Japanese male short story writers Japanese mystery writers Japanese crime fiction writers Japanese horror writers Japanese science fiction writers Edogawa Rampo Prize winners Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners Living people People from Iwate Prefecture 20th-century Japanese short story writers 21st-century Japanese short story writers 20th-century Japanese male writers 21st-century male writers