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Edogawa Ranpo

Japanese writer (1894–1965)

  • Fame57.9
  • Momentum1.5
  • Wikipedia36.2K
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Lived 1894–1965, aged 71Japan
JapanJapanWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    42 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1894–1965
    Aged 71
  • Known for
    Horrors of Malformed Men
    1969
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Tarō Hirai , better known by the pen name Edogawa Ranpo or Edogawa Rampo , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "Boy Detectives Club" .

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57.9
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Momentum1.5
Historical23.6
Now attention8.6
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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