Catalogue

This page is meant to supplement the label system, as a way to find what books or stories I've discussed (section 1) or translated (section 2). I've only included links to the books that were the main focus of the post (I may add books I've read but haven't reviewed later, for my own use). The names are in the form SURNAME Given name. I also transliterate in a way that reflects the Japanese spelling as far as possible. This means that you may find the same name elsewhere transliterated in the familiar Given name Surname style, and perhaps with vowels/diphthongs like oo and ou (pronounced much like a long o in English) spelt 'o' or uu (a long u) spelt 'u'.

1. REVIEWS AND DISCUSSIONS

a. Detective Stories

ABIKO Takemaru (我孫子 武丸, born 1962)

• メビウスの殺人 (mebius no satsujin, Moebius Murder, 1990)

AKAGAWA Jirou (赤川次郎, born 1948)

• 三姉妹探偵団 (san shimai tantei dan, Three Sisters Detective Club, 1982)

AMAGI Seimaru (天樹征丸, born 1962)

• 吸血鬼伝説殺人事件 (Vanpaia densetsu satsujinjiken, The Vampire Legend Murder Case, 2004)

AOSAKI Yuugo (青崎有吾, born 1991)

• 体育館の殺人 (taiikukan no satsujin, The Gymnasium Murder, 2012)

ARISUGAWA Alice (有栖川 有栖, born 1959)

• 海のある奈良に死す (Umi no aru Nara ni shisu, Death in Nara by the Sea, 1995)
• 孤島パズル (Kotou pazuru, The Island Puzzle, 1989) 
• 絶叫城殺人事件 (zekkyoujousatsujinjiken, The Scream Castle Murder Case, 2001)

AWASAKA Tsumao (泡坂妻夫, 1933-2009)

• 11枚のﾄﾗﾝﾌﾟ (juuichi mai no toranpu, Eleven Cards, 1976)
• 乱れからくり (Midare karakuri, Dancing Gimmicks, 1977)
• 亜愛一郎の狼狽 (A Aiichirou no roubai, The Confusion of A Aiichirou, 1978) 
• 亜愛一郎の転倒 (A Aiichirou no tentou, The Fall of A Aiichirou, 1982)
• 喜劇悲奇劇 (Kigekihikigeki, Palindrome Syndrome, 1982)
• しあわせの書　迷探偵ヨギガンジーの心霊術 (Shiawase no sho, meitantei yogi ganjī no shinreijutsu, The Book of Happiness, Stray Detective Yogi Ganjī's Mind Reading, 1987) 
• 生者と死者  (seisha to shisha, Living and Dead, 1994)
• 亜智一郎の恐慌  (A Tomoichirou no kyoukou, The Panic of A Tomoichirou, 1997)

AYATSUJI Yukito (綾辻 行人, born 1960)

• 十角館の殺人 (jukkakukan no satsujin, The Decagon House Murders, 1987)

AYUKAWA Tetsuya (鮎川哲也, 1919-2002)

• 黒いトランク　(kuroi toranku, The Black Trunk, 1956)
• りら荘事件 (Rirasou jiken, The Villa Lilac Case, 1958)

EDOGAWA Rampo (江戸川乱歩 1894-1965)

• 怪人二十面相 (Kaijin nijuu mensou, The Fiend with Twenty Faces, 1936) 
• 少年探偵団　(Shounen tanteidan, The Boy Detectives Club, 1937) 
• 大暗室 (Daianshitsu, The Great Darkroom, 1938)

HIGASHIGAWA Tokuya ( 東川篤哉, born 1968)

• 放課後はミステリーとともに (houkago ha misuterii to tomo ni, After School Comes with a Mystery, 2011)

HIGASHINO Keigo (東野 圭吾, born 1958)

• 名探偵の掟 (Meitantei no okite, The Rules of the Great Detective, 1996)
• 容疑者Xの献身 (yougisha ekkusu no kenshin, The Devotion of Suspect X, 2005) 
• ガリレオの苦悩 (Garireo no kunou, The Anguish of Galileo, 2008)

IMAMURA Aya (今邑彩, 1955-2013)

• 卍の殺人 (manji no satsujin, The Manji Murders, 1989)
• 金雀枝荘の殺人 (Enishidasou no satsujin, The Murders at Broom House, 1993)
• 時鐘館の殺人 (Tokeikan no satsujin, The Murder at Clock House, 1993) 
• 「死霊」殺人事件 (shirei satsujinjiken, The 'Ghost' Murder Case, 1994)

KANARI Youzaburou (金成陽三郎, born 1965)

•  蠟人形城殺人事件 (Rouningyoujou satsujinjiken, The Waxworks Castle Murder Case, 1996)
• 怪盗紳士の殺人 (Kaitou shinshi no satsujin, Mysterious Thief The Gentleman's Murder, 1996)

KANOU Tomoko (加納朋子, born 1966)

• 魔法飛行 (Mahou hikou, Magic Flight, 1993)

KITAMURA Kaoru (北村薫, born 1949)

• 空飛ぶ馬 (Soratobu uma, Flying Horse, 1989)

KITAYAMA Takekuni (北山猛邦, born 1979)

• 『アリス・ミラー城』殺人事件  (The Alice Mirror Castle Murder Case, 2003

KYOUGOKU Natushiko (京極夏彦, born 1963)

• 姑獲鳥の夏 (ubume no natsu, The Summer of the Ubume, 1994)

MADOI Ban ( 円居挽, Van Madoy, born 1983)

• 丸太町ルヴォワール (Marutamachi Revoir, 2009)

MATSUMOTO Seichou ( 松本清張, 1909-1992)

• ゼロの焦点  (Zero no Shouten, Zero Focus, 1959)
• 張込み　(Harikomi, Stakeout, 1965)
• 疑惑 (Giwaku, Suspicion, 1982); the same book includes 不運な名前 (fuunna namae, An Unfortunate Name, first published separately in 1981)

MATSUO Yumi (松尾由美, born 1960)

• バルーン・タウンの殺人 (Baruun taun no satsujin, The Balloon Town Murder, 1994)
• 銀杏坂 (Ichouzaka, Gingko Slope, 2001)
• 安楽椅子探偵アーチー (anraku isu tantei āchī, Archie, The Armchair Detective, 2003)
• バルーン・タウンの手品師 (Baruun Taun no tejinashi, The Magician of Balloon Town, 2004) 
• ぼくと猫と満月の夜　(Boku to neko to mangetsu no yoru, Me and the Cat and the Night of the Full Moon, 2008)

MITSUHARA Yuri (光原百合, born 1964)

• 十八の夏 (Juuhachi no natsu, Eighteenth Summer, 2002) 

MIYABE Miyuki (宮部 みゆき, born 1960)

• 刑事の子 (keiji no ko, The Policeman's Child, 1990)
• 長い長い殺人 (nagai nagai satsujin, The Long, Long Murder, 1992) 
• ステップファーザー・ステップ (steppufāzā steppu, Stepfather Step, 1993)
• 淋しい狩人 (sabishii karyuudou, Lonely Hunter, 1993) 
• 理由 (riyuu, The Reason, 1998) 

MORI Hiroshi (森 博嗣, born 1957)

• 詩的私的ジャック (shiteki shiteki jakku, Jack the Poetical Private, 1997)
• 女王の百年密室 (Joou no hyakunen misshitsu, God Save the Queen, 2000)

NAGAOKA Hiroki (長岡弘樹, born 1969)

• 傍聞き (kataegiki, Overheard, 2008)

NATSUKI Shizuko (夏樹静子, 1938-2016)

• 蒸発―ある愛の終わり (Jouhatsu - aru ai no owari, Disappearance, The End of a Love Affair, 1973)
• 黒白の旅路 (kokubyaku no tabiji, Journey in Black and White, 1977, transl. as Innocent Journey, 1989)
• Wの悲劇 (daburyu no higeki, W no higeki, 1982, transl. as Murder at Mt. Fuji, 1990) 

NIKI Etsuko (仁木悦子, 1928-1986; see also OOI Mieko, below)

• 猫は知っていた (Neko ha shitte ita, The Cat Knew, 1957)
• 林の中の家 (Hayashi no naka no ie, The House in the Wood, 1959) 
• 刺のある樹 (toge no aru ki, A Tree with Thorns, 1961)
• 私の大好きな探偵 (Watashi no daisukina tantei, My Favourite Detective, 2009)

NISHIMURA Kyoutarou (西村京太郎 , born 1930)

• 八ヶ岳高原殺人事件 (Yatsugatake kougen satsujin jiken, The Yatsugatake Highland Murder Case, 1987) 

NONAMI Asa (乃南アサ, born 1960)

• 凍える牙 (kogoeru kiba, Freezing Fang, 1996)
• ボクの町 (boku no machi, My Town, 1998)

NORIZUKI Rintarou (法月綸太郎, born 1964)

• 雪密室 (Yuki misshitsu, Snow Locked Room, 1989)
• 頼子のために (Yoriko no tame ni, For Yoriko, 1990) 
• ふたたび赤い悪夢 (futatabi akai akumu, One More Red Nightmare, 1992)
• 法月綸太郎の冒険 (Norizuki Rintarou no bouken, The Adventures of Norizuki Rinatarou, 1992)

OKAJIMA Futari (岡嶋二人, born 1950 and 1943)

• 焦茶色のパステル (Kogechairo no pasteru, Pastel with the Dark Brown Coat, 1982) 
• 解決まではあと６人　5W1H殺人事件 (Kaiketsu made ha ato rokunin: 5W1H satsujinjiken, Six People to go to the Solution: the 5 W 1 H murder case, 1985) 
• なんでも屋大蔵でございます (nandemoya Daizou degoizaimasu, It's Daizou the Odd Jobs Man, 1985)
• 七日間の身代金 (Nanokakan no minoshirokin, Seven Days' Ransom, 1986)
• そして扉が閉ざされた (Soshite tobira ga tozasareta, And Then the Door Shut, 1987)
• クラインの壺 (Kurein no tsubo, Klein Bottle, 1989)

ONDA Riku ( 恩田 陸, born 1964)

•  麦の海に沈む果実 (mugi no umi ni shizumu kajitsu, Fruit Sinking in a Sea of Wheat, 2000)
• ユージニア (Eugenia, 2005)
  

OOKURA Takahiro (大倉崇裕, born 1968)

• 福家警部補の挨拶 (Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu, Deputy Inspector Fukuie's Greeting, 2006) 

OOSAKI Kozue  (大崎梢 )

• 配達 あかずきん (Haitatsu akazukin, Delivery Red Riding Hood, 2006)

SHIMADA Souji (島田荘司, born 1948)

• 奇想、天を動かす (Kisou, ten o ugokasu, Fantasy, it Moves Heaven, 1989)
• 天に昇った男 (ten ni nobotta otoko, The Man Who Climbed to Heaven, 1994)

TAKAGI Akimitsu (高木 彬光, 1920-1995) 

• 人形はなぜ殺される (ningyou ha naze korosareru, Why Were the Dolls Killed? 1955) 
• 最後の自白 (saigo no jihaku, The Last Confession, 1967)
• 灰の女 (hai no onna, Ash Woman, 1970)
• 狐の密室 (Kitsune no misshitsu, Fox's locked room, 1977)
• 帰ってきた探偵たち (kaette kita tantei tachi, Return of the Detectives, 1992)

TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko (高橋克彦, born 1947)

• 写楽殺人事件 (Sharaku satsujinjiken, The Sharaku Murder Case, 1983, translated as The Case of the Sharaku Murders)

TAKAMURA Kaoru (高村薫, born 1959)

• マークスの山 (Maakusu no yama, Marks' Mountain, 1993)

TANIHARA  Shouko (谷原秋桜子)

• 天使が開けた密室 (tenshi ga aketa misshitsu, The Locked Room the Angel Opened, 2001) 

TENDOU Shin (天藤 真, 1915-83)

• 大誘拐 (daiyuukai, The Great Kidnapping, 1979)

UCHIDA Yasuo (内田康夫, born 1934)

• 多摩湖畔殺人事件 (Tamakohan satsujinjiken, The Tama Lakeside Murder Case, 1993) 
• 湯布院殺人事件　(Yufuin satsujinjiken, The Yufuin Murder Case, 1994)

WAKATAKE Nanami (若竹七海, born 1963)

• 古書店アゼリアの死体 （Koshoten azeria no shitai, The Body in Azalea Old Books, 2000)

YAMADA Fuutarou (山田 風太郎, 1922-2001)

• 明治断頭台 (Meiji dantoudai, Meiji Guillotine, 1979)

YAMAMURA Misa (山村美紗, 1931-1996)

•  花の棺 (hana no histugi, Coffin of Flowers, 1975)
•  京都殺人地図 (Kyouto satsujin chizu, A Map of Murder in Kyoto, 1980)

YOKOMIZO Seishi ()

• 本陣殺人事件　(Honjin satsujinjiken, The Honjin Murder Case, 1946)
• 獄門島 (Gokumontou, Prison Gate Island, 1947)
• 夜歩く (Yoru aruku, Sleepwalker 1949)
• 八つ墓村 (Yatsuhakamura, The Village of Eight Graves, 1951)
• 犬神家の一族 (inugamike no ichizoku, The Inugami Clan, 1951)
• 女王蜂 (jooubachi, Queen Bee, 1952) 

YONEZAWA Honobu (米澤穂信, born 1978)

• 春期限定いちごタルト事件 (shunkigentei ichigotarto jiken, The Spring Term Special Strawberry Tart Case, 2004)

b. Children's Literature

ASANO Atsuko (あさのあつこ, born 1954)

• バッテリー (Battery, 1996)
• ねらわれた街 テレパシー少女「蘭」事件ノート (nerawareta machi , The Targeted Town:The Case Notes of Telepathy Girl Ran, 1999)

AWA Naoko (安房直子, 1943-1993)

• きつねの窓 (Kitsune no mado, The Fox's Window)

EDOGAWA Rampo (江戸川乱歩 1894-1965)

• 怪人二十面相 (Kaijin nijuu mensou, The Fiend with Twenty Faces, 1936)

FUNAKAZI Yoshiko (舟崎克彦, 1945-2015)

•  ぽっぺん先生の日曜日 (Poppen sensei no nichiyoubi, Dr. Poppen's Sunday, 1973)

FURUTA Taruhi (古田足日, 1927-2014)

• 大きい1年生と 小さな2年生 (ookii ichinensei to chiisana ninensei, A Big 1st Year and a Little 2nd Year, 1970)

HAYAMINE Kaoru (はやみねかおる, born 1964)

• そして五人がいなくなる (soshite gonin ga inakunaru, And Then Five People Were Missing, 1994)

INUI Tomiko ( いぬいとみこ, 1924-2002)

• ながいながいペンギンの話 (Nagai nagai pengin no hanashi, A long, long penguin story, 1957)
• 木かげの家の小人たち (Kokage no ie no kobitotachi, The Little People of the House in the Tree's Shadow, 1959) 
• 北極のムーシカミーシカ　(Hokkyoku no muushika miishika, Mushika and Mihsika of the Far North, 1961)
• くらやみの谷の小人たち　(Kurayami no tani no kobitotachi, The Little People of the Valley of Darkness,  1972)

ISHII Momoko (石井 桃子, 1907-2008)

• ノンちゃん雲に乗る (Nonchan kumo ni noru, Non-chan Rides a Cloud, 1951)

ITOU Yuu　(伊藤遊, born 1959)

• 鬼の橋 (oni no hashi, The Demon's Bridge, 1998)

KADONO Eiko (角野 栄子, born 1935)

• 魔女の宅急便 (Majo no takkyuubin, Kiki's Delivery Service, 1985)
• 魔女の宅急便 2:　キキと新しい魔法 (Majo no takkyuubin 2: Kiki to atarashii mahou, Witch's Express Home Delivery Service 2: Kiki and her New Magic, 1993)

KANZAWA Toshiko (神沢利子, born 1924)

• ちびっこカムのぼうけん (Chibikko kamu no bouken, The Adventures of Little Kamu, 1961)

KASHIWABA Sachiko (柏葉幸子, born 1956)

• 霧のむこうのふしぎな町 (Kiri no mukou no fushigina machi, The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist, 1975)
• りんご畑の特別列車　(ringobatake no tokubetsu ressha, The Apple Orchard Special Train, 1989)
• 竜が呼んだ娘  (ryuu ga yonda musume, The Girl the Dragon Called, 2013)

KAWAMURA Takashi (川村たかし, 1931-2010)

• 北へ行く旅人たち (Kita e iku tabibitotachi, Travellers to the North, 1977)

KOMATSU Sakyou (小松左京, 1931-2011)

• 空中都市008 (kuuchuu toshi zero zero eito, Sky Town 008, 1968)

MATSUTANI Miyoko (松谷みよ子, born 1926)

•  龍の子太郎 (Tatsu no kotarou, Taro the Dragon Boy, 1960)
• ちいさいモモちゃん (Chiisai Momo chan, Little Momo, 1964) 
• ふたりのイーダ (futari no īda, Two Idas, 1969)
• モモちゃんとプー (Momo chan to Pū, Momo and Pū, 1974).
• モモちゃんとアカネちゃん (Momo chan to Akane chan, Momo and Akane, 1974)
• ちいさいアカネちゃん (chiisai Akane chan, Little Akane, 1978)

MOICHI Kumiko (茂市久美子, born 1951)

• またたびトラベル (Matatabi Travel, 2004)

NASHIKI Kaho (梨木香歩, born 1959)

• 西の魔女が死んだ (Nishi no majo ga shinda, The Witch of the West is Dead, 1994)

OGIWARA Noriko (荻原規子 , born 1959)

• 風神秘抄 (Fuujin hishou, Songs of the Wind God, 2005)

OKADA Jun ( 岡田淳, born 1947)

• 雨やどりはすべり台の下で　(amayadori ha suberidai no shita de, Sheltering from Rain under the Slide, 1984)
• 二分間の冒険 (Nifunkan no bouken, Two Minute Adventure, 1985)
• びりっかすの神さま (Birikkasu no kamisama, The God of the Bottom of the Class 1988)

OOI Mieko (大井三重子, also wrote as NIKI Etsuko, see under detective stories, above)

• 水曜日のクルト (suiyoubi no Kuruto, Kurt of Wednesday, 1961)

SAITOU Atsuo (斎藤惇夫, born 1940) 

• グリックの冒険 (Gurikku no bouken, Grick's Adventure,  1970)
• 冒険者 ガンバと15ひきの仲間 (Boukenshatachi ganba to 15hiki no nakama, The Adventurers, Gamba and his Fifteen Companions,1972)

SATOU Satoru (佐藤さとる, born 1928)

• だれも知らない小さな国 (Dare mo shiranai chiisana kuni, A Little Country No-one Knows, 1959)

TAKADONO Houko (高楼方子, born 1955)

• わたしたちの帽子 (Watashitachi no boushi, Our Hats, 2005)

TAKEYAMA Michio (竹山道雄, 1903-1984)

• ビルマの竪琴 (birma no tategoto, The Burmese Harp, 1940)

 TSUBOI Sakae (壺井栄, 1899-1967)

• 母のない子と子のない母と  (Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to, Children with No Mother, A Mother with No Child, 1951)

UEHASHI Nahoko (上橋菜穂子, born 1962)

• 鹿の王 (shika no ou, The Deer King, 2014)

YAMANAKA Hishashi (山中恒, born 1931)

• ぼくがぼくであること (Boku ga boku dearu koto, Being Myself, 1969)

YUMOTO Kazumi (湯本香樹実, born 1959)

• 夏の庭 The Friends (natsu no niwa, The Summer Garden, 1992)

2. TRANSLATIONS

a. Detective Stories
 
HIRABAYASHI Hatsunosuke (平林初之輔, 1893-1931)

• 予審調書 (Yoshinchousho, ‘A Record of the Preliminary Hearing’, 1926)

KOSAKAI Fuboku (小酒井 不木, 1890-1929) see Children's Literature
OOSAKA Keikichi (大阪圭吉, 1912-1945)

• 銀座幽霊 (Ginza yuurei, ‘A Ginza Ghost’, 1936)

b. Children's Literature

ARISHIMA Takeo (有島武郎, 1878-1923)

•  碁石を呑んだ八っちゃん (Goishi o nonda Yatchan, ‘When Yatchan Swallowed a Go Stone’, 1922)  
• 一房の葡萄 (Hitofusa no budou, ‘A Bunch of Grapes’, 1922)

KOSAKAI Fuboku (小酒井 不木, 1890-1929)

• 紅色ダイヤ (beniiro daiya, ‘The Scarlet Diamond’ 1924-5) 
• 暗夜の格闘 (anya no kakutou, ‘A Fight in the Dark’, 1925) 
• 髭の謎 (hige no nazo, ‘The Riddle of the Beard’, 1925)
• 頭蓋骨の秘密 (tougaikotsu no himitsu, ‘The Secret of the Skull’, 1925) 
• 白痴の知恵 (hakuchi no chie, ‘The Wisdom of a Fool’, 1926) 
• 紫外線 (shigaisen, ‘Ultraviolet Rays’, 1926)

NIIMI Nankichi (新美 南吉, 1913-1943)

• 牛をつないだ椿の木 (Ushi o tsunaida tsubaki no ki, ‘A Camellia Tree with a Tethered Cow’, 1943) 
• 飴だま (amedama, 'The Sweet')