Tetsuo Takashima (高嶋 哲夫 ''Takashima Tetsuo'', born July 7, 1949) is a contemporary
Japanese author
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active in a number of genres that include
science fiction
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,
mystery fiction
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,
historical fiction
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,
social commentary, and
juvenile fiction
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.
Biography
* 1949
Okayama
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is .
The city is ...
Birth
* 1973
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
Faculty-of-Technology Graduation
* 1975 Keio University Graduate School Engineering Graduate Course Master Course End
* 1975
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute ( ja, 日本原子力研究所) (JAERI) is a former semi-governmental organization that existed for the purpose of further nuclear power in Japan. It was created in June 1956 by the Atomic Energy Basic La ...
Research Worker
* 1978
University of California
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Studying Abroad
* 1995
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 ...
Member
* 2000 Japan Writer's Association Member
* 2001 National Coaching School Cooperative Society Director
* 2007 Filmize ''
Midnight Eagle
is a 2007 action film directed by Izuru Narushima and written by Yasuo Hasegawa and Kenzaburo Iida, based on the novel by Tetsuo Takashima. ''Midnight Eagle'' is the third film directed by Izuru Narushima.
The film opened in the United States on ...
'' (Shochiku-Universal Pictures) reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz i
''The New York Times''(23 November 2007)).
Works in English translation
* ''Fallout'' (original title: Merutodaun
eltdown,
Vertical, 2013
* ''Megaquake: How Japan and the World Should Respond'' (original title: Kyodai Jishin No Hi
day of Huge Earthquake,
Potomac Books, 2015
* ''TSUNAMI'',
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
, 2016
* ''THE WALL: The Refugees' Path to a New Republic'',
Museyon, 2020
* ''THE GENE OF LIFE'',
Museyon, 2021
Awards
* 1979 - Atomic Energy Society of Japan Technical Prize
* 1990 - North Japan Literary Prize:
* 1994 - Shosetsu Gendai Mystery Newcomer Award: ''Fallout''
* 1999 - Suntory Mystery Award, Grand-prix and Reader Prize: ''Intruder''
* 2006 - Iue Cultural Prize
* 2017 - Energy Forum Award Prize: ''Fukushima Dai-2 No Kiseki'' (福島第二の奇跡,''Miracle of Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant'')
Works
Novels
* 1999
* 1999
* 2000
* 2000
* 2000
* 2000
* 2001
* 2001
* 2001
* 2002
* 2002
* 2003 (''Fallout'',
Vertical, 2013)
* 2003
* 2004
**Manga adaptation: Illustrated by
Shinji Hiramatsu (2005)
* 2005
* 2008
* 2008
* 2009
* 2009
* 2009
* 2010
* 2010
* 2011
* 2011
* 2013
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2016
* 2017 ''Okinawa Confidential 2'' ''"Blue Dragon"'' (沖縄コンフィデンシャル ブルードラゴン)
* 2018 ''Terrorism In The Official Residence'' (官邸襲撃)
* 2018 ''Hurricane'' (ハリケーン)
* 2019 ''Okinawa Confidential 3'' ''"The Way of Life of Lekios"'' (沖縄コンフィデンシャル レキオスの生きる道)
* 2020
* 2021
Manga series
* 2006 (Illustrated by
Takanori Yasaka)
Essays
* 1982 " America No Gakko Seikatsu (アメリカの学校生活, U.S. School Life) "
* 1984 " California No Akane-chan (カリフォルニアのあかねちゃん, My Akane of California) "
* 2000 " Juku Wo Gakko Ni (塾を学校に, It is to a school about a private school) "(Collaboration)
* 2001 " Kouritsu Gakko Ga Nakunaru (公立学校がなくなる, A public school dies) "(Collaboration)
* 2005 " Kyodai Jishin No Ato Ni Osottekita Koto (巨大地震の後に襲ってきたこと, Be attacked by Huge Earthquake) "
* 2006 " Kyodai Jishin No Hi (巨大地震の日, A day of Huge Earthquake) (''Megaquake: How Japan and the World Should Respond'' translate by Robert D. Eldridge,
Potomac Books, 2015)"
* 2013 " Tokai Tonankai Nankai Kyodai Rendo Jisjin (東海・東南海・南海 巨大連動地震, Nankai Trough massive earthquake) "
* 2015 " Sekai Ni Warawareru Nihon No Genpatsu Senryaku (世界に嗤われる日本の原発戦略, World laugh nuclear power strategy of Japan) "
* 2016 " Fukushima Dai-2 No Kiseki (福島第二の奇跡, Miracle of Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant) "
* 2020 " Shutokansengo no Nihon (「首都感染」後の日本, Japan after the "Capital Infection") "
* 2021 " Shuto Okayama (首都岡山, Capital City Okayama) "
References
External links
Profileat Vertical, Inc.
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1949 births
Living people
20th-century Japanese novelists
21st-century Japanese novelists
Japanese crime fiction writers
Japanese children's writers