Underplayed Gems

わが一高時代の犯罪 (1951)

わが一高時代の犯罪 poster
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Japan
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How it feels

This is a classic Japanese mystery film from 1951. It follows detective Kozu Kyosuke's first case, which involves a disappearance and takes place in a boarding school in 1930s Japan. The story shows the detective's early career and the historical setting of the period.

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What happens

『わが一高時代の犯罪』(わがいちこうじだいのはんざい)は、高木彬光の中編推理小説。1951年、『宝石』5月号と6月号に掲載された。神津恭介シリーズの一篇。人間消失テーマの古典的作品。題名は木々高太郎の『わが女学生時代の犯罪』に因んでつけたものと言われており、別題として『時計塔の秘密』がある。 神津恭介と松下研三との出会い、および昭和10年代の学生の寮生活や風俗、日華事変後の世相を描いており、神津の最初の事件を描いた、いわばシャーロック・ホームズシリーズにおけるグロリア・スコット号事件の役割をも果たしている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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