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. After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.
His first novel Jūsan Kaidan is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system.

Awards and nominations

2001 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: Jūsan Kaidan
2011 – Yamada Futaro Award: Genocide Of One
2011 – Nominee for Naoki Prize: Genocide Of One
2012 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year : Genocide Of One
2012 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''Genocide Of One''

Standalone novels

Jūsan Kaidan Gureibu diggā K N no Higeki Yūrei Jinmei Kyūjotai Yume no Karute

''Jenosaido''

Short story collection

Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu, 2007

TV and film adaptations

;Japanese filmJūsan Kaidan
;Japanese TV drama

''Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu''