Masaki Tsuji
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | March 23, 1932 (90 years old) |
| Place of birth: | Nagoya, Japan |
| Location: | Nagoya, Japan |
| Nicknames: | Masaki Katsura (桂 真佐喜) |
| First name can also be written Massaki. | |
Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先 Tsuji Masaki), born 23 March 1932, is a Japanese screenplay writer that specializes in detective series and other TV series.
He graduated from Nagoya University. He worked at NHK TV since 1954, as the role of making, director, producer, and also screenplay. Later, he quited that TV station and became a freelance writer for several anime and tokusatsu. As a veteran among the industry, he engaged in numerous renowned anime work. For example, Astro Boy, Ikkyū-san, Dr. Slump, and Urusei Yatsura etc.
Meanwhile, he was also a mystery writer, in 1963, he published his work on the magazine "Houseki" under his pen name Masaki Katsura. Soon, he even won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award with his novel murder in Alice's country (アリスの国の殺人). In addition, he was the third president of Classic Mystery Writers Association from 2009 to 2013.
Scenarios written
Number of case scenarios written: 14 (19 episodes)
- The Eyewitness Who Did Not See (Episode 565)
- The Truth Lit Up By the Fireflies (Episode 577)
- What the Flower Clock Knew (Episode 631)
- Solving Mysteries at the Red Leaf Palace (Episodes 638-639)
- The Dark Tower's Hidden Treasure (Episodes 669-670)
- The Window at the Girls' School (Episode 697)
- Dancing Demon at the Noh Mask Mansion (Episodes 716-717)
- Ai Haibara Imprisonment Case (Episode 768)
- Detective Boys' Locked Room Mystery Battle (Episode 799)
- The Foul-Mouthed Myna Bird (Episode 865)
- High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki (Episode 915)
- The Killer Fist of Talos (Episodes 937-938)
- The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Episodes 946-947)
- Who Poisoned the Victim (Episode 1006)
Other notable works
Anime
- Astro Boy (All episodes): Screenplay
- Cyborg 009 (18 episodes): Screenplay
- Doraemon (1979): Screenplay
- Ikkyū-san (68 episodes): Screenplay
- Ninja Hattori-kun: Screenplay
- Tiger Mask (21 episodes): Screenplay
- Urusei Yatsura (4 episodes): Screenplay
- Many more including Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka, Bōken, Captain Future and Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!
Awards
- 11th Japan Media Arts Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award
- 13th Animation Kobe: Special Award
