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Keigo Higashino 東野 圭吾 | |
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| Born | February 4, 1958 Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 23, 2026 (aged 68) Japan |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Osaka Prefectural Hannan High School |
| Alma mater | Osaka Prefecture University |
| Period | 1985–2026 |
| Genre | Mystery fiction, crime fiction, thriller |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | |
Keigo Higashino (Japanese: 東野 圭吾, Hepburn: Higashino Keigo; February 4, 1958 – July 23, 2026) was a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films and television series.[1]
Early life and education
[edit source]Higashino was born in the Ikuno-ku ward of the city of Osaka in Osaka Prefecture. The logographic characters that make up the family name were initially read as "Tono", but Keigo's father changed the reading to "Higashino".
Growing up in a working class area, Higashino's childhood was challenging because of the lower class to which his family belonged.[2] He attended Shoji Elementary School, Higashi Ikuno Junior High School, and Hannan High School. During his high school years he started reading mystery fiction.
He studied Electrical Engineering at Osaka Prefecture University, where he became captain of the archery club. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
Career
[edit source]Higashino started writing while in high school and university, showing his manuscripts to friends.
In 1981, he began working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. (presently DENSO), and married a high school teacher. He continued to write in the evenings and on weekends,[3] submitting unpublished mystery novels for consideration for the annual Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1983. In 1984, his submission, which drew on his wife's occupation, reached the final round. In 1985, at the age of 27, he won the Rampo Prize for best unpublished mystery for Hōkago (放課後; After School), drawing on experiences of the archery club at his former university. He resigned from DENSO in 1986 to start a career in Tokyo as a full-time writer.
In 1998, Higashino published Himitsu (秘密; Secret), which was adapted into a feature film and won the 52nd Mystery Writers of Japan Award for feature films in 1999. Secret was later translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published as Naoko in 2004, with a limited print run.[3] Higashino was inspired to write the story by reading a book in which a young child possessed the memories of someone who died nearby. He tried writing a short story featuring the implications of what would happen in such an instance, "but the ideas didn't fully materialize. Finally I presented it as a novel and it got picked up." A 1999 Japanese film, Himitsu, was based on the book, as was a 2007 English-language French remake,The Secret, starring David Duchovny.[2]
In 2006, Higashino won the 134th Naoki Prize for The Devotion of Suspect X (容疑者Xの献身, Yōgisha Ekkusu no Kenshin), an award for which he had been nominated five times previously. Suspect X also won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Award and was ranked the number-one novel by Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 and 2006 Honkaku Mystery Best 10, annual mystery fiction guide books published in Japan. The English edition of Suspect X, translated by Alexander O. Smith, was nominated for the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Barry Award for Best First Novel.[3]
He received the Eiji Yoshikawa Literary Prize in 2014 for Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時; When the Curtain of Prayer Descends), the 10th book[a] to feature Detective Kyoichiro Kaga. He thought that the book would be the end of the Kaga series, as he had done what he wanted to do with it.[4]
Higashino was one of the most popular authors in Asia and, reportedly, the most popular novelist in China.[5] Translation rights for his books, like Suspect X, were sold as far afield as China, Thailand, France, Russia and Spain.[3] Both his Suspect X and Salvation of a Saint were published in 6 languages.[6] His popularity drew the attention of Asian academics, with papers and master's theses on his work published in China,[7] Indonesia,[8] Malaysia,[9] and Taiwan,[10] for example, and also stimulated United States scholars.[11]
He was elected president of the Mystery Writers of Japan (MWJ) in 2009, and served until 2013. From 2002 to 2007 he served on various MWJ selection committees, and fulfilled a similar role for the Edogawa Rampo Award from 2008 to 2013. In 2014, he became a selection member for the Naoki Prize.[12][13]
After the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, Higashino donated the royalties of 100,000 copies of the reprint of The Wings of the Kirin (麒麟の翼, Kirin no Tsubasa), the sequel to Newcomer, to relief efforts in affected areas.[14]
Higashino reportedly avoided publicity, as he preferred people not to recognize him on the street.[3]
Death
[edit source]Higashino died from colorectal cancer on July 23, 2026, at the age of 68.[15][16] Kodansha, his publisher, announced his death via X. He had a private funeral per his families wishes. Condolences were paid via social media by some of the actors who played his characters.[17]
Contents and style
[edit source]Higashino admitted in 2015 that his content and style had changed from his earlier writings, in which he treated motivation as the most important element.[4] In a 2011 interview, he stated that he wanted his "readers to be continually surprised by my ideas."[3]
In addition to mystery novels, Higashino wrote essays and story books for children. His style of writing the latter differed from his novels, and he did not use as many characters as in his novels.[citation needed] Higashino's works often included scientific elements, such as nuclear power generation and brain transplantation. Sports references, such as archery and kendo, ski jumping, and snowboarding, also occurred often.
Suspect X inverts the classical whodunit structure, as the reader learns early on who the murderer is. Andrew Joyce writes in The Wall Street Journal that Higashino explores how "feelings of loyalty and the oppressive weight of human relations" are "catalysts for murder and dark pacts between neighbors or co-workers to dispose of bodies". Higashino claimed that Japanese people prefer this format, and that rather than explaining the significance of everything at the end of the book, he wanted to describe the characters' actions and intentions at the beginning so he could better portray their feelings of guilt and anguish.[3]
While Higashino admitted to liking Western writers, he felt most strongly influenced by Japanese authors such as Edogawa Rampo and Seicho Matsumoto, "and so my work naturally has that Japanese sense of old-fashioned loyalty and concern for human feeling". Regarding his Western readers, Higashino wanted them "to read my work and come to understand how Japanese people think, love and hate. I want them to be impressed that there is a Japanese person who came up with such unusual stories."[3]
Honours, awards and nominations
[edit source]Honours
[edit source]| Year | Honors | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | [18] |
Awards
[edit source]| List of accolades received by Keigo Higashino | |||
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| Year | Award | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| 1983 | Edogawa Rampo Award | Ningyō-tachi no ie (Dolls' House) | Nominated |
| 1984 | Makyū (Magic Ball) | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Hōkago (After School) | Won | |
| 1988 | Eiji Yoshikawa Prize | Gakusei-gai no Satsujin (Murder in a College Town) | Nominated |
| 1988 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Nominated | |
| 1990 | Eiji Yoshikawa Prize | Chōjin Keikaku (Plan Chojin) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Tenshi no Mimi (Angel Ears – short story collection) | Nominated |
| 1992 | Kagami no Naka de (In the Mirror) | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sansō de (In a Snow-Covered Mansion) | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Kōtsū Keisatsu no Yoru (Night of the Traffic Officer) | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Eiji Yoshikawa Prize | Tenkū no Hachi (Bee in the Sky) | Nominated |
| 1997 | Meitantei no Okite (Rule of the Detective) | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Himitsu (Secret) | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Mystery Writers of Japan Award | Himitsu – feature film | Won |
| 2000 | Naoki Prize | Byakuyakō (Journey Under the Midnight Sun) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Kataomoi (One-sided Love) | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Tegami (Letter) | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Genya (Mysterious Night) | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Yōgi-sha X no Kenshin (The Devotion of Suspect X) | Won | |
| Bookstore Grand Prize | Nominated | ||
| Honkaku Mystery Award | Won | ||
| 2008 | New Wind Award | Ryūsei no Kizuna (Bonds of the Shooting Star) | Won |
| The Selected Book (The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand) | Seijo no Kyūsai (Salvation of a Saint) | Won | |
| 2010 | Polar Prize, Best International Novel[19] | Mukashi Boku ga Shinda Ie (The Home Where I Once Died; French title: La maison où je suis mort autrefois) | Won |
| 2011 | Bookmark Reader Award[19] | Won | |
| 2012 | American Library Association, Best Mystery Novel, Book & Media Awards | The Devotion of Suspect X | Won |
| Edgar Award | Nominated | ||
| Barry Award | Nominated | ||
| Chūōkōron Prize | Namiya Zakka-ten no Kiseki (The Miracles of the Namiya General Store) | Won | |
| 2013 | Shibata Renzaburo Award | Mugen-bana (Dream Flower) | Won |
| 2014 | Eiji Yoshikawa Prize | Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (The Final Curtain) | Won |
| 2023 | Kikuchi Kan Prize[20] | Himself | Won |
Japanese Mystery Fiction Guide Rankings
[edit source]- 2006 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006): The Devotion of Suspect X
- 2010 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010): Shinzanmono (The Newcomer)
- 2012 – Ranked as the No. 13 novel on the Top 100 Japanese Mystery Novels of All Time: The Devotion of Suspect X
- 2012 – Ranked as the No. 18 novel on the Top 100 Japanese Mystery Novels of All Time: Journey under the Midnight Sun
- 2018 – Ranked as No. 1 novel on the Weekly Bungeishunjū Mystery Best 10: Chinmoku no Parēdo (沈黙のパレード; Silent Parade)
Bibliography
[edit source]The following is a list of original works by Keigo Higashino.[21]
By 2026, Higashino had published 78 novels, 24 short story collections, four essay collections, one children's book, one manga, and one original audiobook. Selected works have been translated and published in more than 40 countries and territories.[22]
| Year | Type | Japanese title | English translation | Series | English publication |
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| 1985 | Novel | Hōkago (放課後) | After School | ||
| 1986 | Novel | Hakuba Sansō Satsujin Jiken (白馬山荘殺人事件) | The Murder in Mansion Hakuba | ||
| 1986 | Novel | Sotsugyō (卒業) | Graduation | Kaga | |
| 1987 | Novel | Gakusei-gai no Satsujin (学生街の殺人) | The Murder in the College Town | ||
| 1987 | Novel | Jūichi Moji no Satsujin (11文字の殺人) | The Case of 11 Letters | ||
| 1988 | Novel | Makyū (魔球) | Magic Ball | ||
| 1988 | Novel | Uinku de Kampai (ウインクで乾杯) | Cheers with a Wink | ||
| 1988 | Short story collection | Naniwa Shōnen Tanteidan (浪花少年探偵団) | Naniwa Detective Boys | Naniwa Detective Boys | |
| 1989 | Novel | Jūji Yashiki no Piero (十字屋敷のピエロ) | The Clown of House Juji | ||
| 1989 | Novel | Chōjin Keikaku (鳥人計画) | Plan Chojin | ||
| 1989 | Novel | Satsujin Genba wa Kumo no Ue (殺人現場は雲の上) | Murder on the Cloud | ||
| 1989 | Novel | Burūtasu no Shinzō (ブルータスの心臓) | Heart of Brutus | ||
| 1989 | Novel | Nemuri no Mori (眠りの森) | The Forest in Sleep | Kaga | |
| 1990 | Novel | Shukumei (宿命) | Fate | ||
| 1990 | Novel | Kamen Sansō Satsujin Jiken (仮面山荘殺人事件) | The Murder in Mansion Masquerade | ||
| 1990 | Short story collection | Tantei Kurabu (探偵倶楽部) | Detective Club | ||
| 1990 | Short story collection | Hannin no Inai Satsujin no Yoru (犯人のいない殺人の夜) | A Night of Murder with No Murderer | ||
| 1991 | Novel | Henshin (変身) | Transformation | ||
| 1991 | Novel | Kairōtei Satsujin Jiken (回廊亭殺人事件) | The Murder in Kairotei | ||
| 1991 | Short story collection | Kōtsū Keisatsu no Yoru (交通警察の夜) | A Night of the Traffic Officer | ||
| 1992 | Novel | Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sansō de (ある閉ざされた雪の山荘で) | In a Mansion Covered with Snow | ||
| 1992 | Novel | Utsukushiki Kyōki (美しき凶器) | Beautiful Weapon | ||
| 1993 | Novel | Dōkyūsei (同級生) | Classmate | ||
| 1993 | Novel | Bunshin (分身) | Alter Ego | ||
| 1993 | Short story collection | Shinobu Sense ni Sayonara (しのぶセンセにサヨナラ) | Goodbye, Miss Shinobu | Naniwa Detective Boys | |
| 1994 | Novel | Mukashi Boku ga Shinda Ie (むかし僕が死んだ家) | The Home Where I Died | ||
| 1994 | Novel | Niji o Ayatsuru Shōnen (虹を操る少年) | The Boy Who Controlled the Rainbow | ||
| 1994 | Short story collection | Ayashii Hitobito (怪しい人びと) | Suspicious People | ||
| 1995 | Novel | Parareru Wārudo Rabu Sutōrī (パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー) | Parallel World Love Story | ||
| 1995 | Novel | Tenkū no Hachi (天空の蜂) | The Bee in the Sky | ||
| 1995 | Essay collection | Anogoro Bokuraha Ahodeshita (あの頃僕らはアホでした) | When We Were Stupid | ||
| 1995 | Short story collection | Kaishō Shōsetsu (怪笑小説) | Weird Laughs Novel | Warai Shosetsu | |
| 1996 | Novel | Dochiraka ga Kanojo o Koroshita (どちらかが彼女を殺した) | Who Killed Her | Kaga | |
| 1996 | Novel | Akui (悪意) | Malice | Kaga | Minotaur Books (2011) |
| 1996 | Short story collection | Meitantei no Okite (名探偵の掟) | The Rule of the Detective | Daigoro Tenkaichi | |
| 1996 | Novel | Meitantei no Jubaku (名探偵の呪縛) | The Curse of the Detective | Daigoro Tenkaichi | |
| 1996 | Short story collection | Dokushō Shōsetsu (毒笑小説) | Poisonous Laughs Novel | Warai Shosetsu | |
| 1998 | Short story collection | Tantei Galileo (探偵ガリレオ) | Detective Galileo | Galileo | |
| 1998 | Novel | Himitsu (秘密) | Naoko | Vertical (2004) | |
| 1999 | Novel | Byakuyakō (白夜行) | Journey Under the Midnight Sun | Minotaur Books (2016) | |
| 1999 | Novel | Watashi ga Kare o Koroshita (私が彼を殺した) | I Killed Him | Kaga | |
| 2000 | Short story collection | Uso o Mō Hitotsu Dake (嘘をもうひとつだけ) | Just One More Lie | Kaga | |
| 2000 | Short story collection | Yochimu (予知夢) | Foresight Dream | Galileo | |
| 2001 | Novel | Kataomoi (片想い) | One-sided Love | ||
| 2001 | Short story collection | Chō Satsujin Jiken: Suiri Sakka no Kunō (超・殺人事件 推理作家の苦悩) | Super-Murder: The Anguish of the Mystery Writers | ||
| 2001 | Children's book | Santa no Obasan (サンタのおばさん) | |||
| 2002 | Novel | Reikusaido (レイクサイド) | Lakeside | ||
| 2002 | Novel | Tokio (時生) | Tokio | ||
| 2002 | Novel | Gēmu no Na wa Yūkai (ゲームの名は誘拐) | The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping | Vertical (2017) | |
| 2003 | Manga | HE∀DS | Heads | ||
| 2003 | Novel | Tegami (手紙) | Letter | ||
| 2003 | Novel | Ore wa Hijōkin (おれは非情勤) | I'm the Ruthless Teacher | ||
| 2003 | Novel | Satsujin no Mon (殺人の門) | The Door of Murder | ||
| 2004 | Novel | Gen'ya (幻夜) | Mysterious Night | ||
| 2004 | Novel | Samayou Yaiba (さまよう刃) | The Hesitating Blade | ||
| 2004 | Essay collection | Charenji? (ちゃれんじ?) | Challenge? | ||
| 2005 | Novel | Yōgisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身) | The Devotion of Suspect X | Galileo | Minotaur Books (2011) |
| 2005 | Essay collection | Sai Ensu? (さいえんす?) | Science? | ||
| 2005 | Short story collection | Kokushō Shōsetsu (黒笑小説) | Dark Laughs Novel | Warai Shosetsu | |
| 2006 | Novel | Shimei to Tamashii no Rimitto (使命と魂のリミット) | The Limit of Mission and Heart | ||
| 2006 | Novel | Akai Yubi (赤い指) | The Red Finger | Kaga | Minotaur Books (2013) |
| 2006 | Essay collection | Yume wa Torino o Kakemeguru (夢はトリノをかけめぐる) | Dreams over Turin | ||
| 2007 | Novel | Yoake no Machi de (夜明けの街で) | The Street Where the Dawn Breaks | ||
| 2007 | Novel | Daiingu Ai (ダイイング・アイ) | Dying Eye | ||
| 2007 | Essay collection | Tabun Saigo no Go Aisatsu (たぶん最後の御挨拶) | Probably the Last Greeting | ||
| 2008 | Short story collection | Galileo no Kunō (ガリレオの苦悩) | The Anguish of Galileo | Galileo | |
| 2008 | Novel | Seijo no Kyūsai (聖女の救済) | Salvation of a Saint | Galileo | Minotaur Books (2012) |
| 2008 | Novel | Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆) | The Bonds of the Shooting Star | ||
| 2009 | Novel | Paradokkusu Sātīn (パラドックス13) | Paradox 13 | ||
| 2009 | Novel | Shinzanmono (新参者) | Newcomer | Kaga | Minotaur Books (2018) |
| 2010 | Novel | Kakkō no Tamago wa Dare no Mono (カッコウの卵は誰のもの) | Whose Cuckoo Eggs | ||
| 2010 | Novel | Purachina Dēta (プラチナデータ) | Platinum Data | ||
| 2010 | Novel | Hakugin Jakku (白銀ジャック) | Silver Jack | Snow Mountain | |
| 2011 | Novel | Manatsu no Hōteishiki (真夏の方程式) | A Midsummer's Equation | Galileo | Minotaur Books (2015) |
| 2011 | Novel | Kirin no Tsubasa (麒麟の翼) | A Death in Tokyo | Kaga | Minotaur Books (2014) |
| 2011 | Novel | Masukarēdo Hoteru (マスカレード・ホテル) | Masquerade Hotel | Masquerade | |
| 2011 | Short story collection | Ano Koro no Dareka (あの頃の誰か) | Someone of Those Days | ||
| 2012 | Short story collection | Kyozō no Dōkeshi (虚像の道化師) | The Virtual Clown | Galileo | |
| 2012 | Novel | Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki (ナミヤ雑貨店の奇蹟) | The Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Yen Press (2019) | |
| 2012 | Short story collection | Waishō Shōsetsu (歪笑小説) | Crooked Laughs Novel | Warai Shosetsu | |
| 2012 | Short story collection | Kindan no Majutsu (禁断の魔術) | Forbidden Magic | Galileo | |
| 2013 | Novel | Mugen-bana (夢幻花) | Dream Flower | ||
| 2013 | Novel | Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時) | The Final Curtain | Kaga | Minotaur Books (2019) |
| 2013 | Novel | Shippū Rondo (疾風ロンド) | Whirlwind Rondo | Snow Mountain | |
| 2014 | Novel | Utsuro na Jūjika (虚ろな十字架) | Hollow Cross | ||
| 2014 | Short story collection | Masukarēdo Ibu (マスカレード・イブ) | Masquerade Eve | Masquerade | |
| 2015 | Novel | Ningyo no Nemuru Ie (人魚の眠る家) | The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps | ||
| 2015 | Novel | Rapurasu no Majo (ラプラスの魔女) | Laplace's Witch | Laplace's Witch | |
| 2016 | Novel | Kiken'na Bīnasu (危険なビーナス) | Dangerous Venus | ||
| 2016 | Novel | Sekien Chase (雪煙チェイス) | Snow Chase | Snow Mountain | |
| 2016 | Short story collection | Koi no Gondola (恋のゴンドラ) | Love Gondola | Snow Mountain | |
| 2017 | Novel | Masukarēdo Naito (マスカレード・ナイト) | Masquerade Night | Masquerade | |
| 2018 | Novel | Chinmoku no Parēdo (沈黙のパレード) | Silent Parade | Galileo | Minotaur Books (2022) |
| 2018 | Short story collection | Maryoku no Taidō (魔力の胎動) | The Stirring of Magic | Laplace's Witch | |
| 2019 | Novel | Kibō no Ito (希望の糸) | Thread of Hope | Kaga | |
| 2020 | Novel | Kusunoki no Bannin (クスノキの番人) | The Keeper of the Camphor Tree | Camphor Tree | Abacus (2026) |
| 2020 | Novel | Black Showman to Na mo Naki Machi no Satsujin (ブラック・ショーマンと名もなき町の殺人) | Black Showman and the Murder in an Obscure Town | Black Showman | |
| 2021 | Novel | Tōmei na Rasen (透明な螺旋) | Invisible Helix | Galileo | Minotaur Books (2024) |
| 2021 | Novel | Hakuchō to Kōmori (白鳥とコウモリ) | Guilt | Detective Godai | Minotaur Books (2025) |
| 2022 | Novel | Masukarēdo Gēmu (マスカレード・ゲーム) | Masquerade Game | Masquerade | |
| 2023 | Novel | Majo to Sugoshita Nanokakan (魔女と過ごした七日間) | Seven Days with the Witch | Laplace's Witch | |
| 2023 | Novel | Anata ga Dareka o Koroshita (あなたが誰かを殺した) | You Killed Someone | Kaga | |
| 2024 | Audiobook | Dareka ga Watashi o Koroshita (誰かが私を殺した) | Someone Killed Me | Kaga | |
| 2024 | Short story collection | Black Showman to Kakusei Suru Onna-tachi (ブラック・ショーマンと覚醒する女たち) | Black Showman and the Awakening Women | Black Showman | |
| 2024 | Novel | Kusunoki no Megami (クスノキの女神) | The Goddess of the Camphor Tree | Camphor Tree | |
| 2024 | Novel | Kakūhan (架空犯) | Imaginary Criminal | Detective Godai | |
| 2025 | Novel | Masukarēdo Raifu (マスカレード・ライフ) | Masquerade Life | Masquerade | |
| 2026 | Short story collection | Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (小さな故意の物語) | Little Stories of Intentional Coincidence | ||
| 2026 | Novel | Eien no Kioku (永遠の記憶) | Eternal Memory | Galileo |
Television and film adaptations
[edit source]Some of his novels have been made into TV drama series and films:
Japanese films
[edit source]- Naoko (1999, Original Title: Himitsu, 1998)
- g@me. (2003, Original Title: Gēmu no Na wa Yūkai, 2002)
- Lakeside Murder Case (2004, Original Title: Lakeside, 2002)
- Henshin (2005)
- Tegami (2006)
- Suspect X (2008)
- The Hovering Blade (2009, Original Title: Samayou Yaiba, 2004)
- Into the White Night (2011)[23]
- Yoake no Machi de (2011)
- The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
- Platinum Data (2013)[24]
- Midsummer's Equation (2013)
- Broken | Banghwanghaneun Kalnal (2014)
- The Big Bee | Tenku no Hachi (2015)
- Shippu Rondo (2016)
- Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki (2017)
- The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps | Ningyo no Nemuru Ie (2018)
- The Crimes That Bind | Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (2018)
- Laplace's Witch | Rapurasu no Majo (2018)
- Masquerade Hotel (2019)
- Parallel World Love Story (2019)
- Masquerade Night (2021)
- Silent Parade (2022)[25]
- In an Isolated Cottage on a Snowy Mountain (2024)[26]
- Black Showman (2025)[27]
- The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (2026)[28]
- The Swan and the Bat (2026)[29]
- The Gate of Murder (2027)[30]
Japanese television dramas
[edit source]- Tokio chichi e no dengon (2004 Aug–Sep, Original Title: Tokio, 2002)
- Byakuyakō (2006)[31]
- Galileo (2007 and 2008, Original Title: Tantei Galileo, 1998, Yochimu, 2000, and Galileo no Kunō, 2008)
- Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008)[32]
- Meitantei no Okite (2009)[33]
- Himitsu (2010)[34]
- Shinzanmono (2010)[35]
- Higashino Keigo Mysteries (2012, Original Title: Hannin no Inai Satsujin no Yoru, 1990, Ayashii Hitobito, 1994, and Ano Koro no Dareka, 2011)
- Galileo II (2013 and SP, 2013, Original Title: Seijo no Kyūsai, 2008, Galileo no Kunō, 2008, Kyozō no Dōkeshi, 2012, and Kindan no Majutsu, 2012)
- Dangerous Venus (2020)[36]
- The Forbidden Magic (2022)[37]
South Korean films
[edit source]- White Night (2009)
- Perfect Number (2012)[38]
- Broken (2014)
French films
[edit source]- The Secret (2007, based on Himitsu; French title: Si J'etais Toi, meaning "If I Were You")
Chinese films
[edit source]- Namiya (2017, based on Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki)
Indian films
[edit source]- Monica, O My Darling (2022, Hindi-language film based on Burutasu No Shinzou)[39]
- Jaane Jaan (2023, Hindi-language film based on The Devotion of Suspect X )
See also
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Notes
[edit source]- ↑ Kaga appears in 9 novels, as well as the short story collection Uso o Mō Hitotsu Dake (嘘をもうひとつだけ; Just One More Lie), 2000.
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Keigo Higashino author biography". BookBrowse. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- 1 2 "Naoko — Vertical, Inc". www.vertical-inc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Joyce, Andrew (February 11, 2011). "Is this Guy the Next Stieg Larsson?". The Wall Street Journal – Scene Asia. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- 1 2 "「ダブル受賞」に大沢・東野両氏語る 吉川英治文学賞 [Osawa and Higashino talk about "double award" @ Eiji Yoshikawa Literary Prize]" (in Japanese). March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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