(1902-05-24)24 May 1902 Kobe, Hyōgo, Empire of Japan
Died
28 December 1981(1981-12-28) (aged 79) Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Resting place
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation
Author
Language
Japanese
Education
Specialized School
Alma mater
Osaka Pharmaceutical College
Period
1921 - 1981
Genre
Mystery fiction
Notable works
The Honjin Murders
Chōchō Satsujin Jiken
Death on Gokumon Island
The Village of Eight Graves
The Inugami Curse
The Devil's Flute Murders
The Little Sparrow Murders
Notable awards
Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Japanese name
Kanji
横溝 正史
Hiragana
よこみぞ せいし
Transcriptions
Romanization
Yokomizo Seishi
Seishi Yokomizo (Japanese: 横溝 正史, Hepburn: Yokomizo Seishi, 24 May 1902 – 28 December 1981) was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
SeishiYokomizo (Japanese: 横溝 正史, Hepburn: YokomizoSeishi, 24 May 1902 – 28 December 1981) was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional...
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The Inugami Curse is a 1951 Japanese mystery novel by SeishiYokomizo. It is part of the Kosuke Kindaichi series, which began with the 1946 novel The...
Honjin Murders (本陣殺人事件, Honjin satsujin jiken) is a mystery novel by SeishiYokomizo. It was serialized in the magazine Houseki from April to December 1946...
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film directed by Motoyoshi Oda, and starring Seizaburō Kawazu as SeishiYokomizo's fictional detective Kindaichi Kōsuke. It was distributed theatrically...
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