Rampo Edogawa
Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the pseudonym Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川 乱歩), also romanized as Edogawa Rampo, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "Boy Detectives Club" (少年探偵団 Shōnen tantei dan). Ranpo was an admirer of Western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name. Other authors who were special influences on him were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whom he attempted to translate into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer Ruikō Kuroiwa. -- Wikipedia
Known for
WritingBirthday
October 20, 1894Deathday
July 28, 1965Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
63Place of birth
Mie, JapanAlso known as
江戸川乱歩, 平井 太郎, Tarō Hirai, Edogawa Ranpo, 江户川乱步
Crew credits
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Novel
Gemini
Story
Black Lizard
Novel
A Scream from Nowhere
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Horrors of Malformed Men
Novel
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer
Novel
The Mystery of Rampo
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Caterpillar
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Lost Love Murder
Story
The Human Chair
Novel
The Watcher in the Attic
Story
The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man
Original Story
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
Original Story
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
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