Occupation Writer Role Writer Name Arimasa Osawa | Period 1978–present Language Japanese Movies The Great Yokai War | |
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Books Shinjuku shark, The Poison Ape Similar People Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Yukito Ayatsuji, Arisu Arisugawa, Mariko Hayashi |
Arimasa Osawa (大沢在昌, Ōsawa Arimasa, born 8 March 1956) is a Japanese writer of hardboiled and thriller. He served as the 12th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2005 to 2009.
Contents
- Works in English translation
- Awards
- Private detective Ko Sakuma series
- Arbeit detective series
- Detective Samejima series Shinjuku Shark series
- Standalone novels
- References

Works in English translation
"Same" or "zame" means "shark" in English.
Awards
Private detective Ko Sakuma series
Arbeit detective series
- Arubaito Ai (アルバイト探偵), 1986 (short story collection)
- Arubaito Ai: Chōdokushi o Sagase (アルバイト探偵 調毒師を捜せ), 1987 (novel)
- Joō-heika no Arubaito Ai (女王陛下のアルバイト探偵), 1988 (novel)
- Fushigi no Kuni no Arubaito Ai (不思議の国のアルバイト探偵), 1989 (novel)
- Arubaito Ai: Gōmon Yūenchi (アルバイト探偵 拷問遊園地), 1991 (novel)
- Kaette kita Arubaito Ai (帰ってきたアルバイト探偵), 2004 (novel)
Detective Samejima series (Shinjuku Shark series)
- Shinjuku-Zame (新宿鮫), 1990 (Shinjuku Shark, Vertical, 2007)
- Doku-Zaru: Shinjuku-Zame 2 (毒猿 新宿鮫II), 1991 (The Poison Ape, Vertical, 2008)
- Shikabane Ran: Shinjuku-Zame 3 (屍蘭 新宿鮫III), 1993
- Mugen Ningyō: Shinjuku-Zame 4 (無間人形 新宿鮫IV), 1993
- Honō Sanagi: Shinjuku-Zame 5 (炎蛹 新宿鮫V), 1995
- Kōri Mai: Shinjuku-Zame 6 (氷舞 新宿鮫VI), 1997
- Haiya: Shinjuku-Zame 7 (灰夜 新宿鮫VII), 2001
- Fūka Suimyaku: Shinjuku-Zame 8 (風化水脈 新宿鮫VIII), 2000
- Ōkami-Bana: Shinjuku-Zame 9 (狼花 新宿鮫IX), 2006
- Kizuna Kairō: Shinjuku-Zame 10 (絆回廊 新宿鮫X), 2011
Standalone novels
References
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