Kazuaki Takano

Kazuaki Takano
Born	(1964-10-26) 26 October 1964 Tokyo
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Period	2001–present
Genre	Crime fiction, thriller
Notable awards	Edogawa Rampo Prize (2001) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)

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]

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

2001 - Edogawa Rampo Prize: Jūsan Kaidan (Thirteen Steps)^[2]
2011 - Yamada Futaro Award: Genocide Of One^[3]
2011 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Genocide Of One^[4]
2012 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012): Genocide Of One^[5]
2012 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Genocide Of One^[6]

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)

References

Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan (in English)
Profile and the synopsis of Genocide Of One at Mulholland Books (in English)

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

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