'''Masao Atsukawa''' (1933 - 2009) was a Japanese close-up magician, student of [[Tenkai]], and well-known crime novelist. Masao Atsukawa used the pen name Tsumao Awasaka for his writing.<ref>http://booksfromjapan.jp/authors/authors/item/638-tsumao-awasaka</ref>
'''Masao Atsukawa''' (b.1933-d.2009) was a Japanese close-up magician, student of [[Tenkai]], and well-known crime novelist. Masao Atsukawa used the pen name Tsumao Awasaka for his writing.<ref>http://booksfromjapan.jp/authors/authors/item/638-tsumao-awasaka</ref>
Masao Atsukawa (b.1933-d.2009) was a Japanese close-up magician, student of Tenkai, and well-known crime novelist. Masao Atsukawa used the pen name Tsumao Awasaka for his writing.[1]
He was awarded the Tenkai Prize in 1969, and won the Izumikyokasho literary prize for his mystery writing. He also received the Naoki Award, Japan's highest award for light literature.