Keisuke Matsuoka | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1968 Inazawa, Aichi, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Mystery and thriller |
| Notable works | Saimin (Hypnosis) Detective vs Detectives A Scandal in Japan |
Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡 圭祐, Matsuoka Keisuke) (born December 3, 1968, in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist. His first novel, the psycho-thriller Saimin (Hypnosis) sold over a million copies on its release in 1997 and has been adapted into a film of the same name by Masayuki Ochiai. His sophomore release of Senrigan (Clairovoyance) about a Air Self-Defense Force fighter pilot turned clinical psychologist launched a popular series, which have achieved combined sales of over six and a quarter million books. He is author of the nine-volume Banno kanteishi Q no jikenbo (Casebook of Universal Appraiser Q) series, and the Tantei no tantei (Detective vs Detectives) series, also adapted into a television series of the same name by Fuji TV.[1][2]
Matsuoka is best known outside of Japan for his Sherlock Holmes pastiche, A Scandal in Japan, which has been translated into English by James Balzer. The novel explores the time between Holmes' alleged death at Reichenbach Falls and his reappearance in London three years later.[3]
Goodreads notes, "He is known for deftly weaving global political issues and near-future projections into his works".[1]
Novels
- Saimin (Hypnosis) (1997) - Kadokawa
- Senrigan (jp:千里眼シリーズ) (Clairovoyance) (1999) - Kadokawa
- Magician (2002) - Kadokawa
- The Melancholy of Mickey Mouse (2005) - Shinchosha
- Aoi Hitomi and Nuage (2007) - Kadokawa
- Banno kanteishi Q no jikenbo (jp:Qシリーズ) (Casebook of Universal Appraiser Q) (2010) - Kadokawa
- Tantei no tantei (jp:探偵の探偵) (Detective vs Detectives) (2014) - Kodansha
- Mizukagami suiri (Water Mirror Detective) (2015) - Kodansha
- Shaarokku Homuzu tai Ito Hirobumi (Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan) (2017) - Kodansha
- Songbun (jp:出身成分) (Origin) (2019) - Kadokawa
Film and television
- Saimin (1999) - Toho
- Senrigan (2000) - Toei
- All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2013) - Toho[4]
- Detective versus Detectives (2015) - Fuji TV[2]
References
- 1 2 "Keisuke Matsuoka". goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- 1 2 "Detective vs Detectives". fujitv.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ↑ Matsuoka, Keisuke (2017). A Scandal in Japan. Vertical. ISBN 9781947194373.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ Derek Elley (5 June 2014). "All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 10 June 2014.