Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Born (1963-03-26) 26 March 1963 (age 61)
Hokkaido, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period1994–present
GenreFiction, mystery, horror
Notable worksThe Summer of the Ubume, Requiem from the Darkness
Notable awardsMystery 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]

  1. ^ 大極宮 -大沢オフィス公式ホームページ
  2. ^ "Natsuhiko Kyogoku (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Vertical at the New York Anime Festival