Week 4

Week4

I tell you about Edogawa Rannpo.

He is a Japanese mystery writer. He was born at Mie Nabari city in 1894. His real name was Taro Hirai. “Hichuu no hi” was written by Kikuchi Yuuhou was first book that he read mystery novel. When he was junior high school student and high school student, he read some mystery novel. After graduated, he entered Waseda University.

 He write first novel in 1923. That novel was spoke high at Morishita sonn and Kosakai Hboku. And he debut “Nisenndouka” in Shinseinenn. First stage novels ware affected west mystery novels. It was one side, he inquired boy love, girl love, disguise as a woman and a man, doll love, illustrated story book and grotesque with Iwada Junnichi. So, Ranpo’s novel deals with these items. Ranpo’s novels was loved by public. And his novels went overseas. For example, “Ryokui no oni” “Sankakukan no kyouhu” “Yuuki no tou” etc. His novels popularity was high.

 So, he write the novel for boys and girls.

This title “Kaijin juunimensou  Seriese”.

This story’s character is Kaimennijuumensou, Akechi Kogorou and Boys detective team.

Nijumensou is good at disguise. He normaly wears black mantle and black eye mask. He can change voice impersonation. Everybody can’t discern his disguise. But, he don’t like blood. So often boys were taken by the hostage, however he didn’t abuse. Although he is caught each time, at the end, it has escaped. It seems that handcuffs are not accepted by him. This series is very long and does not finish easy, it is a very interesting story. This work is a work towards a boy girl.

 After the war, it worked as a critic or a producer.

Its later years suffered from illness and activity of them was not

completed easily. Although he suffered from high blood pressure,

arteriosclerosis, sinusitis, and Parkinson's disease, the work was

finished by the note.

He left this world by subarachnoid bleeding in 1965.