Yusuke Kishi

is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

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
, 2004
Short story collections
, 2008
, 2011

Standalone novels

, 1996
, 1997
, 1998
, released in 1999 in Japan, published in English in 2006 by Vertical
, 1999
, 2008
, 2010
, 2011
, 2013
, 2020
, 2020

Adaptations

Japanese films

Kuori le (1999)
Isola: Persona 13 (2000)
The Blue Light (2003)
Lesson of the Evil (2012) (Aku no KyÃÂten)

South Korean film

Black House (2007) (Kuroi Ie)

Anime

From the New World (2012)

Hong Kong film

Legally Declared Dead Ã¦ÂÂ»Ã¥ÂÂ Ã§ÂÂ¡Ã¥ÂÂ¯Ã§ÂÂ (based on Black House) (2019)

Manga

Isola: Persona 13 (1999)
The Blue Flame (2003)
From the New World (2012Ã¢ÂÂ2014)
Lesson of the Evil (2012Ã¢ÂÂ2015)
The Crimson Labyrinth (2013Ã¢ÂÂ2014)
Chirping of Angels (2020)

Awards

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

References

External links

Yusuke Kishi at J'Lit Books from Japan
Profile at Vertical, Inc.
Powell's Books Biography
Google Books List of Works