Kazuaki Takano

Kazuaki Takano (高野 和明, Takano Kazuaki, born October 26, 1964) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.[1]

Kazuaki Takano
Born (1964-10-26) 26 October 1964
Tokyo
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period2001–present
GenreCrime fiction, thriller
Notable awardsEdogawa Rampo Prize (2001)
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)

He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth. After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.

His first novel Jūsan Kaidan (literally "Thirteen Steps", 2001) is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system.

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Standalone novels
  • Jūsan Kaidan (13階段) (2001)
  • Gureibu diggā (グレイヴディッガー) (2002)
  • K N no Higeki (K・Nの悲劇) (2003)
  • Yūrei Jinmei Kyūjotai (幽霊人命救助隊) (2004)
  • Yume no Karute (夢のカルテ) (2005; co-authored with Hitoshi Sakagami)
  • Jenosaido (ジェノサイド) (2011; translated by Philip Gabriel as Genocide Of One, Mulholland Books, 2014)

Short story collection
  • Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu (6時間後に君は死ぬ), 2007

TV and film adaptations
Japanese film
  • Jūsan Kaidan (2003)
Japanese TV drama
  • Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu (2008)
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See also

References
  1. "List of members, Kazuaki Takano" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. "2001 (47th) Edogawa Rampo Prize" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "2nd (2011) Yamada Futaro Award" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. "145th (2011) Naoki Prize" (in Japanese). Naoki Sho no Subete. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2011. ISBN 978-4-7966-8812-3.
  6. "2012 (65th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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