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Kazuaki Takano

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Occupation
  
Writer

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Kazuaki Takano


Period
  
2001–present

Language
  
Japanese

Books
  
Genocide of One

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Born
  
26 October 1964 (age 59) Tokyo (
1964-10-26
)

Genre
  
Crime fiction, thriller

Notable awards
  
Edogawa Rampo Award (2001) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2012)

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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.

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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)
  • 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

    • TV and film adaptations

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

    • References

    Kazuaki Takano Wikipedia
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