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.

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 boasts bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.

Japanese films

• Kuroi Ie (1999)
• Isola: Persona 13 (2000)
• Ao no Honō (2003)
• Lesson of the Evil (2012) (Aku no Kyōten)

South Korean film

• Black House (2007) (Kuroi Ie)

Anime

• From the New World (2012)

• 1997 - Japan Horror Novel Award (ja): Kuroi Ie (Black House)
• 2005 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Garasu no Hammā (The Glass Hammer )
• 2008 - Japan SF Award: 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)

• J'Lit | Publications : The Glass Hammer | Books from Japan (English)
• J'Lit | Publications : Lesson of the Evil | Books from Japan (English)