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.

Yusuke Kishi
Born	(1959-01-03) January 3, 1959 Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Novelist
Known for	The 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

• 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 )
• 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 )
• 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 (in English)
• Profile at Vertical, Inc. (in English)
• Powell's Books Biography
• Google Books List of Works