Yusuke Kishi Explained

Yusuke Kishi
Birth Date:	3 January 1959
Birth Place:	Osaka, Japan
Known For:	The Crimson Labyrinth From the New World
Occupation:	Novelist

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
  • , 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 Kyōten)

South Korean film

• Black House (2007) (Kuroi Ie)

Anime

• From the New World (2012)

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)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yusuke Kishi (List of members). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.. August 13, 2015. ja.
2. Web site: Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. August 13, 2015. ja.
3. http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/881-the-glass-hammer J'Lit | Publications : The Glass Hammer | Books from Japan
4. http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/publications/item/493-lesson-of-the-evil J'Lit | Publications : Lesson of the Evil | Books from Japan