Mizuki Tsujimura

Mizuki Tsujimura
Native name	辻村深月
Born	(1980-02-29) February 29, 1980 (age 44) Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Japanese
Alma mater	Chiba University
Genre	Fiction, 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	Naoki Prize Mephisto Prize Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers

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

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)"[5] and its novel[6] version in 2018.

Awards

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][7]

Tsujimura won the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award for her novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror.[8]

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. "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. "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. "『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.
6. "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.
7. "'2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition'". Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
8. "VOX POPULI: Empathy for tormented teens is Tsujimura's winning trait". Asahi Shimbun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
9. "辻村深月(つじむら みづき)". P+D MAGAZINE. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
10. "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.