history of tattooing in 20th century Japan. He was struck by stroke several times since 1979, and died in 1995. Works in English translation Detective Kyosuke Kamizu series The Tattoo Murder Case. Soho Crime (1999). . (original title: Shisei Satsujin Jiken) Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima series Honeymoon to Nowhere. Soho Crime (1999). . (original title: Zero no Mitsugetsu) (aka No Patent on Murder) The Informer. Soho Crime (2001). . (original title: Mikkokusha) Main works Detective Kyosuke Kamizu series Novels The Tattoo Murder Case (1948) (刺青殺人事件) House of Spell (1949) (呪縛の家) Madan no Shashu (1950) (魔弾の射手) Hakuyoki (1952) (白妖鬼) Akuma no Chosho (1955) (悪魔の嘲笑) Why Has the Doll Been Killed (1955) (人形はなぜ殺される) Shi o Hiraku Tobira (1957) (死を開く扉) Mystery of Genghis Khan (1958) (成吉思汗の秘密) Hakuma no Uta (1958) (白魔の歌) Kasha to Shisha (1959) (火車と死者) Shinigami no Za (1960) (死神の座) Mystery of Yamataikoku (1973) (邪馬台国の秘密) Kitsune no Misshitsu (1977) (狐の密室) Mystery of the early Japanese Emperors (1986) (古代天皇の秘密) Seven Lucky Gods Murder Case (1987) (七福神殺人事件) Kamizu Kyosuke e no Chosen (1991) (神津恭介への挑戦) Kamizu Kyosuke no Fukkatsu (1993) (神津恭介の復活) Kamizu Kyosuke no Yogen (1994) (神津恭介の予言) Short story collections Crime in my Ichi-Ko days (1976) (わが一高時代の犯罪) Shibijin Gekijo (1977) (死美人劇場) Kage Naki Onna (1977) (影なき女) Jakyo no Kami (1978) (邪教の神) Enchantress's Lodge (1982) (妖婦の宿) Shirayuki Hime (1986) (白雪姫) Kubi o Kau Onna (1988) (首を買う女) Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima series Novels Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima (1964) (検事 霧島三郎) The Informer (1965) (密告者) Honeymoon to Nowhere (1965) (ゼロの蜜月) Tokai no Okami (1966) (都会の狼) Hono no Onna (1967) (炎の女) Hai no Onna (1970) (灰の女) Maboroshi no Akuma (1974) (幻の悪魔) Short story collections Nimakuhan no Satsujin (1976) (二幕半の殺人) Hana no Kake (1977) (花の賭) Other novels Noh Mask Murder Case (1949) (能面殺人事件) People Gathering like Ants (1959) (人蟻) Blind Spot in Broad Daylight (1960) (白昼の死角) Destructive Justice (1961) (破戒裁判) Combined Fleet Has Won at Last (1971) (連合艦隊ついに勝つ) Goodbye Mask (1988) (仮面よ、さらば) References Takagi, Akimitsu. Honeymoon to Nowhere. Soho Crime (1999). . Takagi, Akimitsu. The Informer. Soho Crime (2001). . Takagi, Akimitsu. The Tattoo Murder Case. Soho Crime (1999). . Bagot, Pascal. The Tattoo Writer - Photos of Akimitsu Takagi documenting the 1950s Tokyo tattoo scene (2022). ISBN 979-10-699-6624-6 1920 births 1995 deaths Kyoto University alumni 20th-century Japanese novelists Japanese science fiction writers Japanese mystery writers Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners People from Aomori (city)