Mizuki Tsujimura

Mizuki Tsujimura
Native name
辻村深月
Born (1980-02-29) February 29, 1980 (age 44)
Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan
OccupationNovelist
LanguageJapanese
Alma materChiba University
GenreFiction, mystery fiction children's literature
Notable works
  • Kagi no nai yume wo miru (鍵のない夢を見る)
  • A School Frozen in Time (冷たい校舎の時は止まる, Tsumetai Kōsha no Toki wa Tomaru)
  • Tsunagi (ツナグ)
Notable awards

Mizuki Tsujimura (辻村深月, Tsujimura Mizuki, born February 29, 1980)[1] is a Japanese writer from Fuefuki, Yamanashi.[2]

Tsujimura specializes in mystery novels. She writes both for adults and children.[3]

She has been writing mystery novels from since she was a high school student, and she decided to go to Chiba University because there was a mystery research group in this university. She made her debut with her novel A School Frozen in Time in 2004.[4]

Tsujimura won the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award for her novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror.[5] After being shortlisted several times for the Naoki Prize, she finally received the 2012 Naoki Prize for Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru (I Saw a Dream Without a Key)[1][6]

She professes herself to be a fan of Doraemon[4] and wrote the screenplay for the Doraemon movie  "Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (Nobita's Lunar Exploration)"[7] and its novel[8] version in 2018.

Bibliography

Year Title Publisher Ref.
2004 A School Frozen in Time Kodansha [9]
2005 Kodomo Tachi ha Yoru ni Asobu Kodansha [10]
Koori no Kujira Kodansha [10]
2006 Boku no major-spoon Kodansha [10]
2007 Surouhaitsu no Kamisama Kodansha [10]
Namae Sagasi no Houkago Kodansha [10]
2009 0, 8, 0, 7 Kodansha [9]
2010 Shima ha Bokurato Kodansha [11]
2011 Order-made Satsujin Club Shueisha [9]
2012 Kagi no nai yume wo miru Bungeishunjū [9]
2014 Anime Supremacy! Magazine House [12]
2015 Asa ga Kuru Bungeishunjū [13]
2017 Lonely Castle in the Mirror Poplar Publishing [14]
2019 Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration Shougakukan [15]
2021 Yami-hara Kadokawa [16]
2022 Hajimete no ("Yūrei") Suirinsha [17]
Arrogance and Virtue Asahi Bunko [18]
2023 Catching the Stars of This Summer Kadokawa [19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mizuki Tsujimura". Books from Japan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ 市川, 由佳子 (April 24, 2018). "本屋大賞の辻村深月さん、同級生だった書店員の言葉に涙" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Doi, Yasuko (2017). "Chapter 40: The Moribito series and its relation to trends in Japanese children's literature". In Stephens, John (ed.). The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature. Routledge. ISBN 9781317676065.
  4. ^ a b "作家の読書道 第130回：辻村深月さん｜作家の読書道｜WEB本の雑誌". WEB本の雑誌. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  5. ^ "VOX POPULI: Empathy for tormented teens is Tsujimura's winning trait". Asahi Shimbun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ "'2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition'". Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ^ "『映画ドラえもん』新作に広瀬アリス、柳楽優弥ら参加！辻村深月が脚本を担当「"聖書の続き"を書くような想い」 « 映画ランドNEWS". 映画ランドNEWS (in Japanese). 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  8. ^ "小説 映画ドラえもん のび太の月面探査記 | 書籍". 小学館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  9. ^ a b c d "辻村深月(つじむら みづき)". P+D MAGAZINE. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e "詳細検索結果｜「2004 2010 講談社 辻村深月」に一致する資料： 59件中1から15件目｜国立国会図書館サーチ". iss.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  11. ^ "詳細検索結果｜「2010 2020 講談社 辻村深月」に一致する資料： 74件中1から15件目｜国立国会図書館サーチ". iss.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  12. ^ "Mizuki Tsujimura's Anime Supremacy! Novel Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "不妊治療を経験した夫婦の夜が明けるとき。 作家・辻村深月さんが『朝が来る』で描いた家族のかたちて". Huff Post. 20 February 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror Novel Gets Anime Film This Year". Anime News Network. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "詳細検索結果｜「2015 2020 辻村深月」に一致する資料： 67件中1から15件目｜国立国会図書館サーチ". iss.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  16. ^ "闇祓". Kadokawa. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  17. ^ "YOASOBI、辻村深月原作の新曲「海のまにまに」配信リリース　著名人による読書感想文やインスタ企画も". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 7, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  18. ^ "70万部を突破した辻村深月さんのベストセラー『傲慢と善良』の映画化が決定!!／辻村深月さんのメッセージも". PR Times. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "この夏の星を見る". Hanmoto.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.