Seishi Yokomizo
Born in 1902
Seishi Yokomizo was a prominent Japanese novelist of the Shōwa period.
Born in Kobe, he studied pharmacy but pursued writing, encouraged by Edogawa Rampo.
Yokomizo began his career with historical fiction but gained fame for his mystery novels, particularly those featuring detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Despite facing challenges during World War II, including tuberculosis and economic difficulties, he became highly successful in the post-war era.
Yokomizo's works, often serialized in magazines, became models for postwar Japanese mystery writing.
He was known as the "Japanese John Dickson Carr" and many of his stories were adapted into films.
Yokomizo passed away in 1981 from colon cancer.
