Yusuke Kishi

Yusuke Kishi (貴志 祐介, Kishi Yūsuke, born January 3, 1959) is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.[1][2]

Yusuke Kishi
Born (1959-01-03) January 3, 1959
Osaka, Japan
OccupationNovelist
Known forThe Crimson Labyrinth
From the New World

Biography

He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Novel Award and has achieved a bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.

Bibliography

Kei Enomoto series
  • Novel
    • The Glass Hammer (硝子のハンマー, Garasu no Hammā), 2004
  • Short story collections
    • The House of Will-o'-the-Wisp (狐火の家, Kitsunebi no Ie), 2008
    • The Locked Room Murders (鍵のかかった部屋, Kagi no Kakatta Heya), 2011

Standalone novels
  • Isola: Persona 13 (十三番目の人格 ISOLA, Jūsanban-me no Jinkaku: Isora), 1996
  • Black House (黒い家, Kuroi Ie), 1997
  • Chirping of Angels (天使の囀り, Tenshi no Saezuri), 1998
  • The Crimson Labyrinth (クリムゾンの迷宮, Kurimuzon no Meikyū), released in 1999 in Japan, published in English in 2006 by Vertical
  • The Blue Flame (青の炎, Ao no Honō), 1999
  • From the New World (新世界より, Shinsekai yori), 2008
  • Lesson of the Evil (悪の教典, Aku no Kyōten), 2010
  • Dark Zone (ダークゾーン, Dāku Zōn), 2011
  • The Wasp (雀蜂, Suzumebachi), 2013
  • Sinner's Choice (罪人の選択, Tsumibito no sentaku), 2020
  • We are all alone (我々は、みな孤独である, Wareware wa Mina kodoku de aru), 2020

Adaptations
Japanese films
South Korean film
Anime

Hong Kong film

  • Legally Declared Dead 死因無可疑 (based on Black House) (2019)
Manga
  • Isola: Persona 13 (1999)
  • The Blue Flame (2003)
  • From the New World (2012-2014)
  • Lesson of the Evil (2012-2015)
  • The Crimson Labyrinth (2013-2014)
  • Chirping of Angels (2020)

Awards
  • 1996 - 3th Japanese Horror Novel Award (ja): Isola
  • 1997 - 4th Japanese Horror Novel Award (ja): Kuroi Ie (Black House)
  • 2000 - 21st Yoshikawa Eiji Award Candidate (ja) and 13th Yamamoto Shugōrō Award Candidate (ja): Ao no Honō (The Blue Flame)
  • 2005 - 58th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Garasu no Hammā (The Glass Hammer [3])
  • 2008 - Japan SF Award (ja) and 30th Yoshikawa Eiji Award Candidate (ja) : From the New World
  • 2010 - Yamada Futaro Award : Aku no Kyōten (Lesson of the Evil [4])
  • 2011 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011): Aku no Kyōten (Lesson of the Evil)

References
  1. "Yusuke Kishi (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. "Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. J'Lit | Publications : The Glass Hammer | Books from Japan (in English)
  4. J'Lit | Publications : Lesson of the Evil | Books from Japan (in English)


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