About Kazuaki Takano
Born 1964. Kazuaki Takano is a Japanese novelist, screenwriter and writer.
is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.
He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth. After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.
His first novel Jūsan Kaidan (literally "Thirteen Steps", 2001) is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system.
Awards and nominations 2001 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: Jūsan Kaidan (Thirteen Steps) 2011 – Yamada Futaro Award: Genocide Of One 2011 – Nominee for Naoki Prize: Genocide Of One 2012 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012): Genocide Of One 2012 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Genocide Of One
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Japanese writer
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Kazuaki Takano was born on 26 October 1964 in Tokyo.
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Kazuaki Takano is a novelist, screenwriter and writer.
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Kazuaki Takano is Japanese.
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