jīng lì
1902 nián shēng yú shén hù shì。 fù qīn de gù xiāng zài gāng shān xiàn。
1921 nián， zài《 xīn qīng nián》 zá zhì shàng fā biǎo chǔnǚ zuò《 kǒng ろし き sì yuè mǎ lù》。
1924 nián， cóng dà bǎn yào xué zhuān mén xué xiào（ xiàn dà bǎn dà xué yào xué bù） bì yè hòu， yī dù cóng shì yào jì shī gōng zuò。 hòu yú 1926 nián shòu dào jiāng hù chuān luàn bù de yāo qǐng qián wǎng dōng jīng bìng jiā rù liǎo bó wén guǎn。 1927 nián chū rèn《 xīn qīng nián》 de zǒng biān ji， zhī hòu zài dān rèn《 wén yì jù lè bù》《 zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō》 děng kān wù zǒng biān ji de tóng shí cóng shì chuàng zuò hé fān yì huó dòng。 1932 nián jiè tíng kān de jī huì tuì chū bó wén guǎn chéng wéi zhí yè zuò jiā。 tā zài zhàn qián zhí bǐ de dài biǎo zuò《 guǐ huǒ》《 cāng kù》《 là rén》 děng， jí fù nóng yù de dān měi zhù yì sè cǎi。
dàn shì， yīn wéi fèi jié hé de 'è huà， zuò jiā qián wǎng xìn zhōu yǎng bìng bìng tíng zhǐ liǎo chuàng zuò。 yóu yú zhàn zhēng shí qī duì zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō de yán gé xiàn zhì， ér zuò jiā yòu méi yòu bǎ wò zhù dāng shí de cháo liú， kě yǐ shuō shì yī duàn huái cái bù yù de shí qī。 yóu yú zuò jiā huó dòng shòu dào xiàn zhì jīng jì shàng yě shí fēn kùn nán， bìng kuàng yī dù 'è huà dào běn rén yě zhǔn bèi hǎo yào sǐ de chéng dù。 zhàn hòu yóu yú zhì liáo de yào wù jià gé jí jù bēng kuì bìng kuàng zhú jiàn hǎo zhuǎn。
1945 nián 4 yuè zhī hòu， bān dào liǎo gāng shān xiàn jū zhù liǎo sān nián。 dì 'èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn jié shù hòu， zuò jiā jiè zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō kě yǐ zì yóu fā biǎo zhī jì， chōng fēn fā huī zì jǐ cái néng。 1946 nián tā shuài xiān tuī chū《 běn zhèn shā rén shì jiàn》《 hú dié shā rén shì jiàn》 liǎng bù chún jiě mí cháng piān tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō， dà dà tí shēng liǎo rì běn tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō shuǐ píng， suō duǎn yǔ 'ōu měi de chā jù， cóng 'ér gǎi biàn liǎo zhàn qián biàn gé tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō wéi zhù liú de qū shì（ zhǐ bù shì yǐ jiě mí wéi zhòng diǎn de tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō）。 1948 nián píng《 běn zhèn shā rén shì jiàn》 huò dé dì yī jiè rì běn zhēn tàn zuò jiā jù lè bù jiǎng（ zhī hòu gēngmíng wéi rì běn tuī lǐ zuò jiā xié huì jiǎng） cháng piān bù mén jiǎng。 1957 nián yǐ jiàng， “ biàn gé tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō ” zài shù yǔ shàng yǐ shèn shàoshǐ yòng。
héng gōu shì de chuàng zuò liàng jīng rén， rú《 yù mén dǎo》《 bā mù cūn》《 è mó de shǒu tǎn gē》 děngdōu shì kuài zhì rén kǒu de jié zuò。 qí zhōng《 yù mén dǎo》 bèi gōng rèn wéi rì běn tuī lǐ wén xué shǐ shàng de jīng diǎn míng zhù。 héng gòu shì běn rén huàn yòu chéng chē kǒng jù zhèng， jǔ fán chē、 chuán、 fēi jī dōuzài bì jì zhī liè， wàn bù dé yǐ bì xū wài chū yìng chóu， zé jiào tè yuē dà jiào chē chū mén。
qí zhàn hòu tuī chū de míng zuò《 běn zhèn shā rén shì jiàn》 yǐ míng tàn jīn tián yī gēng zhù wéi zhùjué， huò dé yā dǎo xìng chéng gōng。 hòu lái tā biàn yǐ jīn tián yī gēng zhù wéi zhùjué， zhuàn xiě yī xì liè jiě mí tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō， shù liàng duō dá bā shí duō piān， qí zhōng cháng piān jū bàn。 jīn tián yī gēng zhù suì chéng wéi rì běn tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō shǐ shàng sān dà míng tàn zhī yī。 1968 nián， jiǎng tán shè de《 zhōu kān shàonián》 fā biǎo liǎo gǎi biān zì《 bā mù cūn》 de màn huà liánzǎi（ zuò huà： yǐng wán ràng yě）。 yóu cǐ wéi qì jī 'ér xiān qǐ liǎo yī gǔ héng gōu zhèng shǐ de rè cháo。 yīn wéi diàn yǐng xì liè hé diàn shì xì liè de rè bō， jí shǐ shì tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō mí yǐ wài de rén yě zhī dào jīn tián yī zhè gè míng zì。
1981 nián 12 yuè 28 rì bìng shì yú yù suǒ， xiǎng nián qī shí jiǔ suì。
jì niàn
1980 nián kāi shǐ yóu jiǎo chuān shū diàn zhù chí shè lì zhuān mén gǔ lì xīn rén de cháng piān tuī lǐ xiǎo shuō jiǎng： héng gōu zhèng shǐ jiǎng。
zuò pǐn liè biǎo
yè bàn kǒu shào shēng
shòu rén mó dǎo
huàn yǐng guài rén
zhēn zhū láng
guǐ huǒ
hú dié shā rén shì jiàn
běn zhèn shā rén shì jiàn
yù mén dǎo
yè xíng
bā mù cūn
quǎn shén jiā yī zú
nǚ wáng fēng
mí lù de xīn niàn
è mó chuī zhe dí zǐ lái
sān shǒu tǎ
è mó de shǒu qiú gē
yī yuàn pō shàng diào zhī jiā
è líng dǎo
nǚ rén de jué dǒu
fǎn miàn wǔ tà huì
è mó de chǒng 'ér
xī xuè 'é
Early life
Yokomizo was born in Kobe city, Hyōgo Prefecture. He read detective stories as a boy and in 1921, while employed by the Daiichi Bank, published his first story in the popular magazine Shin Seinen ("New Youth"). He graduated from Osaka Pharmaceutical College (currently part of Osaka University) with a degree in pharmacy, and initially intended to take over his family's drug store even though sceptical of the contemporary ahistorical attitude towards drugs. However, drawn by his interest in literature, and the encouragement of Edogawa Rampo, he went to Tokyo instead, where he was hired by the Hakubunsha publishing company in 1926. He resigned in 1932 to devote his full time to writing.
Literary career
Yokomizo was attracted to the literary genre of historical fiction, especially that of the historical detective novel. In July 1934, while resting in the mountains of Nagano to recuperate from tuberculosis, he completed his first novel Onibi, which was published in 1935, although parts were immediately censored by the authorities. Undeterred, Yokomizo followed on his early success with a second novel Ninngyo Sashichi torimonocho (1938-1939). However, during World War II, he faced difficulties in getting his works published due to the wartime conditions, and was in severe economic difficulties. The lack of Streptomycin and other antibiotics also meant that his tuberculosis could not be properly treated, and he joked with friends that it was a race to see whether he would die of disease or of starvation.
However, soon after the end of World War II, his works received wide recognition and he developed an enormous fan following. He published many works via Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in serialized form, concentrating only on popular mystery novels, based on the orthodox western detective story format, starting with Honjin Satsujin Jiken and Chōchō Satsujin Jinken (both in 1946). His works became the model for postwar Japanese mystery writing. He was also often called the "Japanese John Dickson Carr" after the writer whom he admired.
Yokomizo is most well-known for creating the private detective character Kosuke Kindaichi. Many of his works have been made into movies.
Yokomizo died of colon cancer in 1981. His grave is at the Seishun-en cemetery in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Legacy
The Yokomizo Seishi Prize is a literary award established in 1980 by the Kadokawa Shoten publishing company and the Tokyo Broadcasting System in honor of Yokomizo. It is awarded annually to a previously unpublished novel-length mystery. The winner receives a statuette of Kosuke Kindaichi and a cash award of 10 million yen. In addition, the winning story is published by Kadokawa Shoten and dramatized as a television movie by TBS.
Major work
"The Case of the Honjin Murder " (本陣殺人事件 Honjin satsujin jiken?, April 1946)
"Gokumon Island" (獄門島 Gokumontō?, January 1947 - October 1948)
"The Village of Eight Graves" (八つ墓村 Yatsuhakamura?, March 1949 - March 1951)
"Queen Bee " (女王蜂 Jo-o-batchi?, June 1951 – May 1952)
"The Inugami Clan" (犬神家の一族 Inugamike no Ichizoku?, January 1950 - May 1951) ISBN 4925080768, made into movies by Kon Ichikawa The Inugamis in 1976 and The Inugamis by Shunji Iwai in 2006.
"The Sleeping Bride" (睡れる花嫁 Nemureru Hanayome?, 1952) ISBN 4041304970.
The Devil Comes and Plays His Flute (悪魔が来りて笛を吹く Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku?, 1951-1953)
Three Head Tower (三つ首塔 Mitsu-kubi Tō?, 1955)
Head (首 Kubi?, 1957) ISBN 4041304431