Person
Kodō Nomura
Writing · 1882–1963 · Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Kodō Nomura (野村 胡堂, Nomura Kodō, 15 October 1882 - 14 April 1963) was the pen-name of Nomura Osakazu (野村長一), a novelist and music critic in Shōwa period Japan. He also used the pen-name Araebisu for his music criticism. He is famous for his creation of the fictional detective Zenigata Heiji.
Known for

Zenigata Heiji
Novel

Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō
Novel

Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigoku
Writer

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Writer

Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble
Original Story

Detective Heiji
Novel

Mangorō Tengu
Original Story

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Original Story

Kobushidake denki : hito hada jigoku
Original Story

Heiji, the Detective
Original Story
Filmography
- 2004Zenigata HeijiNovel
- 1990Detective HeijiNovel
- 1967Heiji, the DetectiveOriginal Story
- 1965ほんだら剣法Original Story
- 1961Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly LedgerOriginal Story
- 1961Unruly LionOriginal Story
- 1960Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryōNovel
- 1960The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful SpiderWriter
- 1957Mangorō TenguOriginal Story
- 1957Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed CoinNovel
- 1956Kobushidake denkiOriginal Story
- 1956Kobushidake denki : hito hada jigokuOriginal Story
- 1956Kobushidake denki: Kogane jigokuWriter
- 1956Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin SpiderOriginal Story
- 1956Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the BathhouseOriginal Story
- 1956The Bride and the TreasureOriginal Story
- 1955Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire SpiderOriginal Story
- 1954Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden GoddessOriginal Story
- 1954Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost LordOriginal Story
- 1954Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman TroubleOriginal Story
- 1954Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human SkinOriginal Story
- 1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthStory
- 1949Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of EdoOriginal Story
- 1942Exploits of Heisuke IsokawaOriginal Story
- 1934The Elegant SwordsmanStory
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