Mikihiko Renjō | |
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Born | Jingo Katō January 11, 1948 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
Died | October 19, 2013 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture | (aged 65)
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Alma mater | Waseda University, Political Economy Department |
Period | 1978–2013 |
Genre | Popular fiction, mystery novels |
Notable works | Modorigawa shinjū, Koibumi, Ningen dõbutsuen |
Notable awards |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1981) Naoki Prize (1984) |
Mikihiko Renjō (連城 三紀彦, Renjō Mikihiko, real name: Jingo Katō; January 11, 1948 – October 19, 2013) was a Japanese writer, winner of the Naoki Prize. He was also an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism.
He was born in Nagoya, and graduated from the Political Economy Department of Waseda University. [1] He studied writing screenplays in Paris, France, and made his debut in 1978 with Henchō nininbaori. In 2009 he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. [2] He died, after the cancer also spread to the liver, on October 19, 2013. [3]
Many of his writings have been made into movies.
Mikihiko Renjō | |
---|---|
Born | Jingo Katō January 11, 1948 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
Died | October 19, 2013 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture | (aged 65)
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Japanese |
Alma mater | Waseda University, Political Economy Department |
Period | 1978–2013 |
Genre | Popular fiction, mystery novels |
Notable works | Modorigawa shinjū, Koibumi, Ningen dõbutsuen |
Notable awards |
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1981) Naoki Prize (1984) |
Mikihiko Renjō (連城 三紀彦, Renjō Mikihiko, real name: Jingo Katō; January 11, 1948 – October 19, 2013) was a Japanese writer, winner of the Naoki Prize. He was also an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism.
He was born in Nagoya, and graduated from the Political Economy Department of Waseda University. [1] He studied writing screenplays in Paris, France, and made his debut in 1978 with Henchō nininbaori. In 2009 he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. [2] He died, after the cancer also spread to the liver, on October 19, 2013. [3]
Many of his writings have been made into movies.