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 Award (2001)
Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)
In this Japanese name, the family name is 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]

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 (lit. Thirteen Steps) (2001) is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system.

Works in English translation

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Standalone novels

Short story collection

TV and film adaptations

Japanese film
Japanese TV drama

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 Award" (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. 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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