Saho Sasazawa

was a Japanese author, known as the creator of the Kogarashi Monjirō 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 thrillers, essays and history books, with some 380 books to his credit.

Life and works Saho Sasazwa was born , the third son of poet . which launched the Detective Isenami series; was a time-limit kidnapping story with a twist,

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 , The TV series "Interrogation room" ran its first episode in 1994 based on the novel of the same title published 1993. another TV-dramtized series on (1974–), he has been called a "constant innovator" as well as its meaning.

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.

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

, Kodansha, 1970

Kogarashi Monjiro series , Kodansha, 1971 , 1971 , 1972 , 1972 , 1972 , 1973 , 1973 , 1976 , 1976 , 1977 , 1977 , 1978 , 1988

Return of Kogarashi Monjiro series , Shinchosha, 1996 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 1999

Downfall: Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Cabinet Shodensha , 1993-12 , 1994-09 , 1995-04 , 1996-03 , 1996-12 , 1997-09 Shodensha Bunko format , 2002-01 , 2002–03 , 2002–05

Miyamoto Musashi series , Bungeishunjū, 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

Sanada Ten Braves series , , 1980-09 , 1980-11 , 1981-05 Kobunsha Bunko format , Kobunsha Bunko, 1989-01~0 Futaba Bunko format , Futaba Bunko , 1997-02 , 1997-03 , 1997-04 , 1997-05 , 1997-05

Yakubyōgami Casebook Donta's caebook. , Tokuma Shoten, 1991-10 Tokuma 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 , Kappa Novels, 1972 , 1972 , 1976 Kobunsha Bunko fo Kubinashi jizō wa katarazu , Kobunsha Bunko, 1985-11 Okappiki ga jūji wo suteta , 1985-12 Asu wa meido ka Kyo nō yume ("Dream of Hell or Kyoto Tomorrow"), 1986-06 Shodensha 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 Itako no Itarō: Ōtone no yami ni kieta , 1982-08 Itako no Itarō: Kettō Hakone-yama Sanmai-bashi , 1982-10 Tokuma Bunko format Ōtone no yami ni kieta , 1988-06 Kettō Hakone-yama Sanmai-bashi , 1988-07

The Banished One Kuki Shinjūrō series , , 1978-08 , 1979 Tokuma Bunko version Edo no yūgiri ni kiyu , 1989-05 Bijo ka kitsune ka tōge michi , 1989-06

Mushukunin Mikogami no Jokichi Mushukunin Mikogami no Jōkichi jō , Volume 1, Kodansha , 1972 Mushukunin Mikogami no Jōkichi chū , Volume 2 , 1972 Mushukunin Mikogami no Jōkichi ge-no-ichi , Volume 3. Part 1 , 1973 Mushukunin Mikogami no Jōkichi ge-no-ni , Volume 3. Part 2 , 1973 Tokuma Bunko format "Volume 1", Tokuma Bunko , 1987-10 "Volume 2", 1987-11 "Volume 3", 1987-12 "Volume 4", 1988-01

Otonashi Gen's Casebook , Kobunsha Fujimi Shobo , Jidai Shosetsu Bunko , 1987-12 , 1988-02 , 1988-03 , 1988-04 , 1988-05 Shodensha format , Non Pochette Bunko , 1996-12 , 1997-07 , 1997-12 Ukiyoe no onna , 1998-06

Himeshiro Nagaretabi series , Kofudo Shuppan, 1980-10 , 1980-11 , 1981-01 , 1981-01 , 1982-07 Himeshiro's Medicinal Art Travels , Tokuma Bunko , 1990-03 , 1990-04 , 1990-05 , 1990-06 , 1990-07

Haiku-Poet Issa's Casebook , Kobunsha , 1989-0 , Kadokawa Shoten , 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" , Sankei Shimbun Seikatsu Joho Center , 1992-10 Non Pochette Bunko format , Non Pochette (Shobunsha imprint), 1995-10 , 1996-02

Misc. , Bungeishunjū, 1971 , Shogakukan, 1977 Bunshun Bunko format 1982-01 , Bungeishunjū, 1972 Bunshun Bunko format 1982-04 , Kodansha, 1972 KobunshaBunko format 1988-08 , Bungeishunjū, 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 . , Shueisha , 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 , Bungeishunjū, 1993-03 Bunshun Bunko format, 1996-03; Kobunsha Bunko format, 2000–05 , Futabasha , 1994-12 Futaba novels edition 1997-05 , Kobunsha Bunko, 1995-01 , Futabasha, , 1997-10 Futaba novels edition 1997-05 Futaba Bunko format 2000-06 , Kobunsha , 2000–04 Bunshun Bunko format, 1996-03; Kobunsha Bunko format, 2005-01 , Shodensha Bunko, 2001-01 , Shodensha Bunko, 2002–12 , Kobunsha , 2003–10 Kobunsha Bunko format, 2006-03

Autobiography , 1978

Essays , Shodensha, 1978 , Inner Trip , 1981 , Kadokawa, 1990 , Kayryusha, 1994

Adaptations Films , Toei, starring Bunta Sugawara. , Toho, starring Yoshio Harada. , Toho, starring Yoshio Harada. , Nikkatsu, starring .

TV Dramas TV series , Fuji TV. , Fuji TV. , NTV. , TV Asahi, starring Tsunehiko Watase. , TV Asahi. . Original screenplay to ., TV Tokyo. , Fuji TV starring, Yosuke Eguchi. , TBS.

Manga adaptations , artwork by Goseki Kojima, Geibunsha, 1973. , artwork by , Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, 2004. , artwork by , LEED, 2016. , artwork by Kaiji Kawaguchi, adapted by , Ohzora Comics, 2007. From the Itako no Itaro series.

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