was a

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, known as the creator of the ''

Kogarashi Monjirō is the main character and title of a Japanese novel by Saho Sasazawa, probably best known in the televised version broadcast during prime-time in 1972–1973, directed by Kon Ichikawa. In 1993, the drama was made into a film, titled '' Kaettekita ...

'' novels, which became a hit televised drama series. He was a self-declared member of the or "new orthodox" school of detective fiction writing. Aside from mysteries, he also wrote

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, essays and history books, with some 380 books to his credit.

Life and works

Saho Sasazwa was born , the third son of poet . Born in

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according to many sources, but it has also been said he was actually born in

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and later moved to Yokohama. There he attended what is now

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's high school division, but failed to graduate, frequently running away from home during this period. By 1952 he was in Tokyo, working at the Bureau run by the Postal Ministry. Around this time he dabbled in writing plays. In 1958, he was struck by a

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car, suffering injuries expecting to take 8 months to fully heal. But his short stories and , which he had submitted to prize contest before the accident both qualified and were printed in the December 1958 special issue of the ''Hoseki'' magazine. In 1960, his became a runner-up for the 5th

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, and the release of this in book format marked his debut as novelist. He adopted the

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Saho, which was taken from his wife's name . His was awarded the 14th

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, after which he resigned from the Postal Ministry and became a full-time professional writer. With his (1962) he received his third nomination for the prestigious semi-annual

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for popular fiction. He had been twice nominated for the prize before, for ''Hitokui'' and , and although he was short-listed to win this time, he was disappointed once again. Around this time, while declaring himself to be one of the practitioners of '' honkaku-ha'' ( 本格派) or "orthodox school" of mystery fiction-writing, he wrote a trilogy on double-suicide without homicide; of these, the Naoki Prize-nominated ''Roppongi Double-Suicide'' was appraised as a piece "depicting empty love between a young man and a girl", which entwined "the drama of loss of faith in humanity" into the mystery novel. In 1970, he ventured into writing period novels (in particular ''matatabi'' fiction about traveling gamblers) with . Sasazawa's style of this gambler fiction has been characterized as "casting a nihilistic shadow, an added an aura of Cowboy Westerns". The samurai period gambler piece that brought Sasazawa lasting fame was his

series, begun with the episode entitled . The book was TV-dramatized with

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playing the leading role of the gambler Monjirō, and the program achieved immense popularity. He continued to write fiction in both contemporary and period settings. Some of his outputs in modern settings from the subsequent period include the child-kidnapping novel , called a masterpiece on par with his earlier great works; which launched the Detective Isenami series; was a time-limit kidnapping story with a twist, the scandal-monger must devise a ransom for the perpetrator who only wants vengeance; features a well-crafted

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gimmickry. He also became well known at one time for ''Akuma no heya'' ("Devil's room", 1981) and its sequels in his ''Akuma'' ("Devil") series of erotic suspense-thriller novels (, this being a hybrid genre between the

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and suspense-thriller. His started the Hideo Yoake casefile series of novels, dramatized on TV as the starring

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; The TV series "Interrogation room" ran its first episode in 1994 based on the novel of the same title published 1993. Period pieces in other than his ''Monjirō'' include which employs mystery novel techniques in historical settings, the Jigoku no Tatsu crime-solving novels (1972–), televised as ; another TV-dramtized series on (1974–), whose title character Okon bears a tattoo which forms a complete dragon when combined with her lover's. During his lifetime he published some 377 books. With declining health in 1987, he recuperated at a hospital in the town of

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which bore a name similar to (Mikazuki Village), the fictitious birthplace of Monjirō. After being discharged, he made the adjacent town of Fujichō his home, and although he had to relocate in 1995 to in

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city for hospital access, the Fujichō residence later became the Sasazawa Saho Memorial Museum. He established the for literature by new authors in 1993, with the final 24th prize awarded in 2017. In 2001 he returned to

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, and succumbed to liver cancer ( HCC) on 21 October 2002 at a hospital in

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Legacy and influence

He was a prolific writer, who at his height wrote 1,000 or even 1,500 pages of manuscript per month,、he has been called a "constant innovator" or experimenter. In particular, Sasazawa is known for applying the mystery novel techniques of "surprise-twist endings (''donden-gaeshi'')" and climatic endings in writing ''matatabi'' fiction, thus introducing a fresh angle in the fiction about these wandering rogue swordsman-gamblers. He wrote a study in sensual-erotic suspense with the novel which was adapted into film, and crime novels consisting entirely of conversation, such as , and , and where the alibi trick undergoes a complete 180-degrees plot-twist. He held a staunch purist stance about detective fiction writing. Sasazawa identified himself as a proponent of the . Such a writer, he explained, was not only required to be "orthodox" (or "authentic") and devise a clever trick used in the crime, but in addition, needed to maintain realisticness in the human characters employed. When he sat on the selection panel for the

, he repeatedly bewailed the laxening of the definition of what could be considered "detective fiction". In 1977, he wrote an essay that polemicized against the

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contaminating the mystery fiction genre.

Selected works

Modern mysteries

The ''Misaki'' ("Cape") series

*, 1976 *, 1978 *, 1979 *, 1981 *, 1981 *, 1985 *, 1987

The ''Akuma'' ("Devil") series

*, 1981 *, 1981 *, 1982 *, 1982 *, 1983 *, 1983 *, 1994

The ''Yōbi'' ("Days of the Week") series

* * * * * *

The Hideo Yoake taxi-driver series

*, Kodansha Novels, 1991 *, 1992 *, 1994 *, Nichibun Bunko, 1998 *, 1999 *, 199 *, Tokuma Bunko, 2000

Misc.

*, 1960 *, 1960 *, 1960 *, 1960 *, former title , 1961 *, 1961 *, 1961 * *, 1963 *, 1963 *, 1972 *, 1975 *, 1976 *, 1977 *, 1977 *, 1978 *, 1979 *, 1978 *, 1979 *, 1980 *, 1981 *, 1982 *, 1983 *, 1981 *, 1987 *, 1989 *, 1993

Period novels

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, 1970

Kogarashi Monjiro series

, 1971 *, 1971 *, 1972 *, 1972 *, 1972 *, 1973 *, 1973 *, 1976 *, 1976 *, 1977 *, 1977 *, 1978 *, 1988

Return of Kogarashi Monjiro series

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, 1996 *, 1996 *, 1997 *, 1998 *, 1999 *, 1999

Downfall: Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Cabinet

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, 1993-12 #, 1994-09 #, 1995-04 #, 1996-03 #, 1996-12 #, 1997-09 * Shodensha Bunko format #, 2002-01 #, 2002–03 #, 2002–05

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series

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, 1990-01 #, 1990-02 #, 1990-03 # , 1990-08 #, 1991-02 #, 1991-08 #, 1992-03 #, 1992-08 #, 1993-05 #, 1994-02 #, 1994-07 #, 1995-02 #, 1995-07 #, 1995-12 #, 1996-06 *Bunshun Bunko format #, Bunshun Bunko, 1996-10 #, 1996-10 #, 1996-11 #, 1996-11 #, 1996-12 #, 1996-12 #, 1997-01 #, 1997-01

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series

#, , 1980-09 #, 1980-11 #, 1981-05 *

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Bunko format #,

Bunko, 1989-01~0 *Futaba Bunko format #, Futaba Bunko, 1997-02 #, 1997-03 #, 1997-04 #, 1997-05 #, 1997-05

Yakubyōgami Casebook

Donta's caebook. *,

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, 1991-10 **

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Bunko format #, 1997-02 #, 1998-07

Yume to shōchi de

Or, "Full knowing it's a Dream" series *, Yomiuri Shimbunsha, 1985-11 *, 1985-11 **Kobunsha Bunko format *, Kobunsha Bunko, 1991-11 *, 1991-11

Jigoku no Tatsu series

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, 1972 #, 1972 #, 1976 *Kobunsha Bunko fo #, Kobunsha Bunko, 1985-11 # # ("Dream of Hell or Kyoto Tomorrow"), 1986-06 *

Bunko format # , Shodensha Bunko # #

Hanmi no Okon series

#, Kodansha, 1974 #, 1974 #, 1975 *Kobunsha Bunko format #, 1986-11 #, 1986-12 #, 1987-01 *Shodensha Bunko series #, Kobunsha Bunko, 2000–06 #, 2000–08 #, 2001–06 ;Itako no Itaro series #, Yomiuri Shimbunsha, 1975 #, 1975 *Kobunsha format #, 1982-08 #, 1982-10 *Tokuma Bunko format #, 1988-06 #, 1988-07 ; The Banished One: Kuki Shinjūrō series #, , 1978-08 #, 1979 *Tokuma Bunko version #, 1989-05 #, 1989-06

Mushukunin Mikogami no Jokichi

#, Volume 1,

, 1972 #, Volume 2, 1972 #, Volume 3. Part 1, 1973 #, Volume 3. Part 2, 1973 *Tokuma Bunko format #"Volume 1",

Bunko, 1987-10 #"Volume 2", 1987-11 #"Volume 3", 1987-12 #"Volume 4", 1988-01

Otonashi Gen's Casebook

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#, Jidai Shosetsu Bunko, 1987-12 # , 1988-02 # , 1988-03 #, 1988-04 # , 1988-05 *

format #, Non Pochette Bunko, 1996-12 #, 1997-07 #, 1997-12 #, 1998-06

Himeshiro Nagaretabi series

#, Kofudo Shuppan, 1980-10 #, 1980-11 #, 1981-01 #, 1981-01 #, 1982-07 *Himeshiro's Medicinal Art Travels #,

Bunko, 1990-03 #, 1990-04 #, 1990-05 #, 1990-06 #, 1990-07

Haiku-Poet Issa's Casebook

, 1989-0 *,

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, 1991-10 **Kadokawa Bunko format *, 1993-01 *, 1993-11 **Kobunsha Bunko format *, Kobunsha Bunko, 1995-05 *, 1996-01 **Keibunsha Bunko format * Bunko, 2001–03 **Kosaido Bunko format * Bunko, 2004–05

Genpaku and Utamaro's Casebook

*, Kobunsha Bunko, 1993-02 *, 1995-09

Otasuke Doshin series

Otasuke Doshin or the "Helpful Doshin-Detective" *,

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Seikatsu Joho Center, 1992-10 **Non Pochette Bunko format *, Non Pochette (Shobunsha imprint), 1995-10 *, 1996-02

Misc.

, 1971 *,

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, 1977 **Bunshun Bunko format 1982-01 *,

, 1972 **Bunshun Bunko format 1982-04 *,

, 1972 **KobunshaBunko format 1988-08 *,

, 1976 **Bunshun Bunko format 1987-11/Tokuma Bunko format 2002-07 *, Shinchosha, 1976 **ShinchoBunko format 1984-01 *, Shinchosha, 1979-01 **ShinchoBunko format 1984-09 * **, Shincho Bunko, 1988–12. Retitled from ''Ōedo burai''. *, Sankei Shuppan, 1982-04 **, Non Pochette Bunko, 1988–11. Retitled from . *,

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, 1984-02 *, Yomiuri Shimbunsha, 1986 *, Shinchosha, 1988-11 **Shincho Bunko format, 1991-09; Futabasha, 1997-05; Tokuma Bunko format, 2002-01 *, Non Pochette Bunko, 1988-03 *, Non Pochette Bunko, 1988-05 *, Kadokawa Bunko, 1988-09 *, Non Pochette Bunko, 1989-04 *, Shincho Bunko *, Kobunsha, 1990-10 **, Kobunsha Bunko, 1999-02 *, Kadokawa Bunko, 1990-10 *, Kobunsha Bunko, 1992-10 *,

, 1993-03 **Bunshun Bunko format, 1996-03; Kobunsha Bunko format, 2000–05 *,

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, 1994-12 **Futaba novels edition 1997-05 *, Kobunsha Bunko, 1995-01 *,

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" Futabasha. R ...

,, 1997-10 **Futaba novels edition 1997-05 **Futaba Bunko format 2000-06 *,

, 2000–04 **Bunshun Bunko format, 1996-03; Kobunsha Bunko format, 2005-01 *, Shodensha Bunko, 2001-01 *, Shodensha Bunko, 2002–12 *,

, 2003–10 **Kobunsha Bunko format, 2006-03

Autobiography

*, 1978

Essays

*, Shodensha, 1978 *, Inner Trip, 1981 *; Part2; Part3. PHP, 1990; 1991; 1993 *, Kadokawa, 1990 *, Kayryusha, 1994

Moving images adaptions

Films

*, Toei, starring

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. *, Toei, starring Bunta Sugawara. *, Toho, starring Atsuo Nakamura. *, Toho, starring

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. *, Toho, starring Yoshio Harada. *, Toho, starring Yoshio Harada. *, Nikkatsu, starring .

TV Dramas

TV series

*, Fuji TV. *, Fuji TV. *, Tokyo 12 Channel Television. *. Toge/Mountain Pass series. Adapted from chapters in ''Mikaeri tōge no rakujitsu'' (1970). *,

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. *, Fuji TV. *, Fuji TV. *, TV Tokyo. *, TV Tokyo.

One-off /Single episode

*, Fuji TV. *, Fuji TV. * *, NTV. *, TV Asahi, starring

. *, TV Asahi. *. Original screenplay to ., TV Tokyo. *, Fuji TV starring, Yosuke Eguchi. *, TBS.

Manga adaptations

*, artwork by

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, Geibunsha, 1973. *, artwork by ,

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, 2004. *, artwork by , LEED, 2016. *, artwork by

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, adapted by , Ohzora Comics, 2007.''Ginrō ni kodoku wo mita 1''
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Explanatory notes

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * * * * *

External links

Saho Sasazawa Official Homepage

Kogarashi Monjirō Memorial Museum

Saho Sasazawa
via (brief biographical video on NHK TV) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasazawa, Saho 1930 births 2002 deaths Japanese mystery writers 20th-century Japanese novelists Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners People from Tokyo Metropolis People from Yokohama Kanto Gakuin University alumni

Life and works

Legacy and influence

Selected works

Modern mysteries

The ''Misaki'' ("Cape") series

The ''Akuma'' ("Devil") series

The ''Yōbi'' ("Days of the Week") series

The Hideo Yoake taxi-driver series

Misc.

Period novels

Kogarashi Monjiro series

Return of Kogarashi Monjiro series

Downfall: Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Cabinet

Miyamoto Musashi , also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ... series

Sanada Ten Braves The are a legendary group of ninja that assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan; that is, the late Sengoku period and its immediate aftermath, also known as the Azuchi–Momoyama and the early Edo periods. Th ... series

Yakubyōgami Casebook

Yume to shōchi de

Jigoku no Tatsu series

Hanmi no Okon series

Mushukunin Mikogami no Jokichi

Otonashi Gen's Casebook

Himeshiro Nagaretabi series

Haiku-Poet Issa's Casebook

Genpaku and Utamaro's Casebook

Otasuke Doshin series

Misc.

Autobiography

Essays

Moving images adaptions

Films

TV Dramas

TV series

One-off /Single episode

Manga adaptations

Explanatory notes

References

External links

Miyamoto Musashi , also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ...
series

Sanada Ten Braves The are a legendary group of ninja that assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan; that is, the late Sengoku period and its immediate aftermath, also known as the Azuchi–Momoyama and the early Edo periods. Th ...
series