Kazuaki Takano
Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth.
Kazuaki Takano
- Name
- Kazuaki Takano
- Born
- 26 October 1964
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Edogawa Rampo Prize (2001) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Los Angeles City College
- Honours
- Fūtarō Yamada Prize · Edogawa Rampo Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth.
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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.
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• Name — Kazuaki Takano • Born — 26 October 1964 • Birthplace — Tokyo • Occupation — Writer • Language — Japanese • Period — 2001–present • Genre — Crime fiction, thriller • Awards — Edogawa Rampo Prize (2001) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)
Standalone novels
Standalone novels
• Jūsan Kaidan (2001) • Gureibu diggā (2002) • K N no Higeki (2003) • Yūrei Jinmei Kyūjotai (2004) • Yume no Karute (2005; co-authored with Hitoshi Sakagami) • Jenosaido (2011; translated by Philip Gabriel as Genocide Of One, Mulholland Books, 2014)
TV and film adaptations
• Japanese film • Jūsan Kaidan (2003) • Japanese TV drama • Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu (2008)
Short story collection
• Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu, 2007
Awards and nominations
• 2001 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: Jūsan Kaidan (Thirteen Steps) • 2011 – Yamada Futaro Award: Genocide Of One • 2011 – Nominee for Naoki Prize: Genocide Of One • 2012 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012): Genocide Of One • 2012 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Genocide Of One
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