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

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]

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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