Akimitsu Takagi (高木 彬光 Takagi Akimitsu) is the pseudonym of Seiichi Takagi (高木 誠一 Takagi Seiichi, September 25, 1920 - September 9, 1995), a Japanese crime fiction writer. He got the position as an important detective fiction writer in Japan in 1950's, and did pioneering work in some mystery fields (historical mystery, picaresque novel, legal mystery, "economic mystery", alternate history, etc.) in 1960's in Japan. A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. ...

He was born at Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Daiichi high school (which was often abbreviated to Ichi-ko). and Kyoto University. Aomori Waterfront Aomori (青森市; Aomori-shi) is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture (青森県; Aomori-ken), the north end of Honshū. The city faces Mutsu Bay connecting Tsugaru Channel and the Hakkoda Mountains lie in the southern part of Aomori. ... The Clocktower Kyoto University (Japanese: 京都大学, Kyōto Daigaku; abbreviated to 京大, Kyōdai) in Kyoto, Japan, is the second oldest university and one of the leading research universities in the country. ...

Due to the prohibition of military industries in Japan, He retired from the airplane company "Nakajima Aircraft Company"(中島飛行機） and lost his job right after the World War II. The Nakajima Aircraft Company (Japanese:中島飛行機株式会社) was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II. It was founded in 1917 by Nakajima Chikuhei and took the name Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1931. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Then, he started to write a detective story "Tattoo murder case" at a fortune-teller's suggestion and sent the second draft to the great detective story writer Ranpo Edogawa(江戸川乱歩）. Ranpo recognized that he is hopeful and recommended this novel to a publisher. This novel was released in 1948. A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin; in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. ... Categories: Stub ... Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩 Edogawa Ranpo), born Hirai Tarō (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28, 1965) was a Japanese author and critic. ...

He received the "tantei sakka club syou"(Mystery writer club award) by "Noh mask murder case" in 1950. He made a lot of detective stories starring Kyosuke Kamizu(神津恭介）in 1950's (Kyosuke Kamizu is a fictional detective and assistant professor in Tokyo University). An English translation of one story is The Tattoo Murder Case Noh performance at Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hiroshima Noh or Nō (Japanese: 能) is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ...

Due to the unpopularity with detective story, he wrote the other mysteries in 1960's. Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima(霧島三郎） is one of the heroes he created in those days. The Saburo Kirishima series is considered to be more realistic in tone than the Kyosuke Kamizu series, as seen in two English translations, The Informer and Honeymoon to Nowhere.

He had been struck by cerebral infarction several times since 1979.

Notable works

• 'Tattoo murder case' (1948)(刺青殺人事件)
• 'Noh mask murder case' (1949)(能面殺人事件)
• 'House of spell' (1949)(呪縛の家)
• 'Enchantress's Lodge' (1949)(妖婦の宿)
• 'Crime in my Ichi-Ko days' (1951)(我が一高時代の犯罪)
• 'Why have the doll been killed' (1955)(人形はなぜ殺される)
• 'Mystery of Genghis Khan' (1958)(成吉思汗の秘密)
• 'People gathering like ants' (1959)(人蟻)
• 'Blind spot in broad daylight' (1960)(白昼の死角)
• 'Hakai justice' (1961)(破戒裁判)
• 'Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima' (1964) (検事 霧島三郎)
• 'Informer' (1965)(密告者)
• 'Honeymoon to nowhere' (1965)(ゼロの蜜月)
• 'Combined fleet have won at last' (1971)(連合艦隊ついに勝つ)
• 'Mystery of Yamataikoku' (1973)(邪馬台国の秘密)
• 'Mystery of early Japanese Emperors' (1986)(古代天皇の秘密)
• 'Seven lucky gods murder case' (1987)(七福神殺人事件)
• 'Good bye mask'(1988) (仮面よ さらば)