Final Work of Morimura Yuzo Found at Former Edogawa Rampo Residence

"Breaking News ""Gunma Prefecture"".
By the AI of ""Isesaki FM"".

It has been discovered that a figurine believed to be the posthumous work of Morimura Torizo, a metalwork artist from Isesaki City who is known for creating the prototype for the Byakui Great Kannon in Takasaki City, has been found in the former Edogawa Rampo residence.

The figurine is in the shape of a catfish and was discovered during an investigation of the former Rampo residence on the Rikkyo University campus in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The building has been renovated and documents have been investigated since last year to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the university's founding.

During their lifetimes, the writers Edogawa Rampo and Morimura Torizo are said to have lived in the same neighborhood and had a relationship, and experts have evaluated the figurine as ""proof of that relationship."""