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Mikihiko Renjō
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| Born | Jingo Katō January 11, 1948 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | October 19, 2013 (aged 65) Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |
| 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.
Life
He was born in Nagoya, and graduated from the Political Economy Department of Waseda University. He studied writing screenplays in Paris, France, and made his debut in 1978 with Henchō nininbaori. In 2009 he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He died, after the cancer also spread to the liver, on October 19, 2013.
Awards
- 1978 – Gen'eijō New Writers Award for "Henchō Nininbaori" (short story)
- 1981 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story for "Modorigawa Shinjū"
- 1984 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers for Yoimachigusa Yojō (short story collection)
- 1984 – Naoki Prize for Koibumi (short story collection)
- 1996 – Shibata Renzaburō Award for Kakuregiku (novel)
Film adaptations
Many of his writings have been made into movies.
- Love Letter (Koibumi)
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