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Natsuhiko Kyogoku | |
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| Born | 26 March 1963 Hokkaido, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | Fiction, mystery, horror |
| Notable works | The Summer of the Ubume, Requiem from the Darkness |
| Notable awards | Mystery Writers of Japan Award (1996) Naoki Prize (2004) |
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Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極 夏彦, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office.[1] He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.[2][3]
Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime television series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.[4]
- ^ 大極宮 -大沢オフィス公式ホームページ
- ^ "Natsuhiko Kyogoku (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ Vertical at the New York Anime Festival