Keigo Higashino

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Keigo Higashino (born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keigo Higashino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

5.0

Welcome To The Game

The story of Lu Fei who owes a huge amount of money to Qin Haipei in the casino, and encounters his daughter Qin Xiaoyao who is about to run away from home.

Release Date:2024-10-05

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:3

5.4

Hovering Blade

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

Release Date:2024-05-03

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7

4.6

In a Closed Snowy Mountain Villa

Kazuyuki Kuga aspires to become an actor. He auditions for the lead role in a theater company's next work. Among the 300 people who take part in that audition, only 7 people are selected for a final audition round. Kazuyuki Kuga is among the final 7 participants. These 7 people then travel to a snowy mountain villa and stay there for 4 days to take the final audition. By the director's orders, all contact with the outside world are not allowed. Soon, the participants begin to disappear one by one.

Release Date:2024-01-12

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:5

7.1

Jaane Jaan

When a single mother her teenage daughter becomes ensnared in a deadly crime, find an unexpected ally in their neighbor, a simple, doting but genius teacher math teacher comes to aid, while a tenacious cop digs into the case.

Release Date:2023-09-21

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:91

5.0

Revival

The film is based on the best-selling suspense novel "The Long Corridor" by Keigo Higashino. There are countless secrets hidden in the cloister pavilion mansion. After the rich merchant died of illness, a fire murder case that occurred a year ago was revealed, involving the first heir of the estate, that is, the illegitimate son of the deceased, making the distribution of the estate complicated.

Release Date:2023-03-10

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7

7.1

Monica, O My Darling

A slick robotics expert joins a murderous plot after a passionate affair takes a sudden turn, but nothing — not even death — is what it seems to be.

Release Date:2022-11-11

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:78

7.9

Galileo: Forbidden Sorcery

Four years before Silent Parade (2022), Yukawa and Kusanagi investigate the murder of a writer after a video found in his possession piques Yukawa's interest.

Release Date:2022-09-17

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7

7.0

Silent Parade

Physicist Manabu Yukawa returns to Japan from America. Detective Kaoru Utsumi visits him and talks about a case. The case is about a popular girl in a town who disappeared and, several years later, her body was found. A suspect was arrested for her murder. That suspect was previously arrested for another girl's murder, but he was released due to a lack of evidence. Detective Shunpei Kusanagi investigated the prior murder case. The same suspect was then released due to a lack of evidence for the most recent murder case. The released man returned to his town, where everybody hated him. On the day of the autumn festival parade, the man was killed. Physicist Manabu Yukawa, Detective Kaoru Utsumi and Detective Shunpei Kusanagi work together on his case.

Release Date:2022-09-16

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:22

6.2

Masquerade Night

An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Detective Kosuke Nitta must go undercover and work again at the Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. There, he meets Naomi Yamagishi, who works as a concierge. Without any information about the criminal, except that the person will be in attendance, Detective Kosuke Nitta works feverishly to find the criminal among the 500 attendees.

Release Date:2021-09-17

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:14

5.9

Parallel World Love Story

"A world" - After graduating from a university, close friends Takashi Tsurug and Tomohiko Miwa begin work at a company which does brain research. One day, Tomohiko introduces Mayuko Tsuno as his girlfriend. Takashi is stunned. When he was a university student, Takashi saw Mayuko Tsuno every day on the train opposite from the one he rode. He became attracted to her back then. "B world" - When Takashi Tsurug wakes up, his girlfriend Mayuko Tsuno makes breakfast as usual at his apartment. His friend Tomohiko Miwa introduced him to Mayuko and they have lived happily as a couple. Everything seems to be going smoothly, but Takashi begins to have doubts. Tomohiko, who worked with him at the same company, disappears and he can't discern if his memory is real or imaginary.

Release Date:2019-05-31

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:8

6.8

Masquerade Hotel

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Naomi Yamagishi works at the front desk of Hotel Koruteshia Tokyo. She is selected to train Kosuke Nitta for his front desk job, but they can't get along. Kosuke Nitta is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi Yamagishi prioritizes the safety of the guests. As they begin to understand each others differences, they also begin to build a trust between each other. Who is the murderer?

Release Date:2019-03-21

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:35

The Letters

The hero is the the younger brother of the criminal suffers discrimination and prejudice of the people surrounding him, he will draw carefully through the brother's letter exchanged in the movie, the path of his own his family. ~~ Adapted from the novel “Letters” by Higashino Keiko.

Release Date:2018-12-19

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

7.1

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. The doctors declare her brain dead with no prospect of recovery and the couple must decide if they should donate her organs to others in need or to wait until her heart stops beating.

Release Date:2018-11-30

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:13

7.1

The Crimes That Bind

Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes missing. Detectives including Yuhei Matsumiya who is a cousin of Detective Kyoichiro Kaga , have difficulties in solving the case. They can't find a connection between Michiko Oshitani and Mutsuo Koshikawa. They soon learn that Michiko Oshitani came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi Asai . They graduated from the same school, but there isn't a connection between Hiromi Asai and Mutsuo Koshikawa. Detective Yuhei Matsumiya finds something near Michiko Oshitani's body. That something has the names of 12 bridges surrounding the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Detective Kyoichiro Kaga learns of the clue and becomes agitated. There's a connection with his late mother

Release Date:2018-05-24

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:40

6.1

Laplace's Witch

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

Release Date:2018-05-04

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:35

5.8

Namiya

Xiao Bo, is one of three orphans on the run who take refuge in a derelict corner store. Once there, they find a mysterious letter seeking advice, ending up in adventure in time and finding unexpected connections with their own past.

Release Date:2017-12-29

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:19

6.8

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.

Release Date:2017-09-23

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:41

6.1

The Devotion of Suspect X

Based on Keigo Higashino’s award-winning novel, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X follows a professor (Wang Kai) assisting in a murder investigation, only to find that a longtime rival and friend (Zhang Luyi) from his early university days may be involved.

Release Date:2017-03-31

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:15

6.7

Sleeping Forest

A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?

Release Date:2014-01-02

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:13

6.9

Midsummer's Equation

Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead outside the inn where he's staying, Yukawa begins to unravel the connections that tie the victim to the activist daughter of the innkeepers, and a precocious boy who first appears on a train—and keeps popping up. It's a Sherlock Holmes mystery with an environmental twist, and one that should please fans of a classic whodunnit.

Release Date:2013-06-28

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:35

7.3

Galileo XX

A spin-off from popular Japanese TV series "Galileo". Episode XX tells the story of female detective Utsumi Kaoru's final case before she went to Oklahoma for further training.

Release Date:2013-06-22

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:18

5.2

Platinum Data

Set in the year 2017, the Japanese government attempts to secretly control the DNA of its people. Ryuhei Kagura is a top scientist in the field of DNA analysis. He works at the DNA analysis institution run by the National Police Agency. When the inventor of the DNA analysis system is murdered, Ryuhei Kagura's own DNA is found at the murder scene. Ryuhei Kagura becomes the prime suspect and then he becomes a fugitive. Veteran detective Reiji Asama goes in pursuit.

Release Date:2013-03-16

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:34

6.6

Perfect Number

A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.

Release Date:2012-10-18

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:68

7.0

The 11 Words Murder

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident that left one man dead. Rikako must find out what really happened during that outing before more casualties result.

Release Date:2011-06-10

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:6

6.7

Into the White Night

A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji. As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji ...

Release Date:2011-01-29

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:18

7.5

Suspect X

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

Release Date:2008-10-04

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:121

6.5

The Letters

How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi... The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.

Release Date:2006-11-03

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:14

6.4

The Lakeside Murder Case

Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One night, one of the wives confesses to her husband that she has killed his mistress.

Release Date:2004-01-22

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:7

6.7

g@me.

A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to play the victim of his bogus kidnapping. The movie is based on the novel Geimu No Na Wa Yuukai ('The name of the game is kidnapping') by popular mystery novelist Keigo Higashino.

Release Date:2003-11-08

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:20

6.8

Secret

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.

Release Date:1999-09-15

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:31

The Exam

Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.

Release Date:1999-07-03

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Black Showman

Fukuyama plays the extremely unique protagonist Kamio Takeshi, who has outstanding magic that has made him famous in Las Vegas and a skillful ability to observe people, but is also strict with money and lies as easily as he breathes. Furthermore, Kamio Mayo, the niece of Kamio Takeshi played by Fukuyama, who teams up with Takeshi after her father is killed by someone and works hard to solve the murder case, will be played by top actress Arimura Kasumi, who has brilliantly played a variety of roles from love stories to comedies and period dramas, and whose solid acting skills have captivated people!

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping
6.0

The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping

Shunsuke Sakuma works with numerous clients as a planner for an advertising agency. He is somewhat of a mysterious man and popular with women. He deals with his work and his personal life in the same manner, like he is playing a game. He is currently working on a large project involving a car company. The project is progressing well, but he is suddenly excluded from the project by the car company's vice president, Katsutoshi Katsuragi. Shunsuke Sakuma’s pride is wounded from his exclusion and he becomes extremely upset at that. He happens to meet Juri Katsuragi who is Katsutoshi Katsuragi’s daughter. She also holds a grudge against her father. Shunsuke Sakuma and Juri Katsuragi decides to team up to get revenge. They take part in a kidnapping game.

Release Date:2024-06-09

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:1

The Murder in Kairoutei
6.8

The Murder in Kairoutei

There was a fire in the middle of the night at Kairoutei that was caused by a man. Even though Jiang Yuan Xing managed to stay alive, she was severely burned, disfigured and had a mark on her neck from being strangled and everyone suspects that her boyfriend and rich second generation Cheng Cheng was the person behind everything. The fire alarmed the police and they started to investigate everything, not only the arson but everyone in the Gao Family.

Release Date:2022-06-15

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:5

The Hovering Blade
6.2

The Hovering Blade

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

Release Date:2021-05-15

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:5

Dangerous Venus
7.0

Dangerous Venus

Hakuro is single and works as a veterinarian. His father died when Hakuro was a child and his mother later remarried into the wealthy Yagami family. Although Hakuro was brought into the Yagami family through his mother's marriage, he does not feel like part of the Yagami family. Especially, when compared to his younger step-brother who possesses the same blood as his family. After the death of Hakuro's mother, Hakuro dropped Yagami from his name and broke off relations with that family. Hakuro has a strong sense of justice and sincerity in his actions. He is very susceptible to beautiful women. One day, he meets a woman. The woman introduces herself as the wife of his stepbrother and informs him that his stepbrother is missing. As Hakuro and the woman trace his stepbrother's whereabouts, Hakuro becomes involved in the Yagami family's fight over a three billion yen inheritance.

Release Date:2020-10-11

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:4

Dying Eye
5.7

Dying Eye

One night, Amemura Shinsuke, a bartender at a Nishi Azabu bar in Tokyo, is attacked by a male stranger and loses a part of his memories. However, he soon learns that he caused the death of a woman called Kishinaka Minae in a traffic accident one and a half years ago. And the man who came to attack him and later committed suicide, was her husband Reiji. For some reason, Shinsuke is frequently advised by the people around him that it is better not to recall bad things. He begins to have misgivings about the truth of the accident. Then when Shinsuke returns to the bar on one rainy night, Ruriko, a woman in mourning clothes and of unwordly beauty, shows up all of a sudden. From the time of her appearance, Shinsuke descends into a world of madness and anguish. Does she truly exist or is she a figment of imagination conjured by a guilty conscience?

Release Date:2019-03-16

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:3

Unrequited Love
5.8

Unrequited Love

At a university football team reunion, former team manager Mitsuki Hiura confesses that she killed a person to quarterback Tetsuro Nishiwaki. She also reveals that as a result of a gender identity disorder, she is now living as a man. Tetsuro and his friends were puzzled by the events leading to her behaviour. They try to protect their old friend as they gradually discover the truth.

Release Date:2017-10-21

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:22

Vote Count:4

6.7

Shippu Rondo

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must pay a ransom of 300 million yen.

Release Date:2016-11-26

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:3

Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?

Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?

WOWOW brings another Keigo Higashino novel to the TV screen with “ Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?”. A medical suspense drama about genetics in sport, family bonds, talents and skills, and what it means to be truly happy. Higashino delves into the lives of those struggling with the conflict between business aspirations and individual conscience in a powerful tale set against the accessible backdrop of competitive winter sports – a tale that is sure to captivate audiences everywhere.

Release Date:2016-03-27

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:6

5.9

The Big Bee

Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media all receive a fax. The fax contains a threat that if the nuclear power plant is not taken offline the helicopter will be dropped. 8 hours is given as the deadline. Making the situation even more dire, a young child is in the helicopter.

Release Date:2015-09-12

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:13

Snow Jack

A blackmail arrives at Appi ski resort. “We demand 30,000,000 yen as consolation money for the destruction of the environment. If you do not respond to the demand, a time bomb set on the ski slope will be detonated.” If the bomb goes off, it will not only hurt the skiers but trigger an avalanche and cause a major catastrophe. The general manager of the ski pistes, Kurata (Ken Watanabe) pleads for an immediate shutdown of the ski site and reporting to the police, but the president of the ski resort gives priority to business interests and decides to negotiate with the blackmailer. And a negotiation process for a despicable ransom case with a massive hostage of all the skiers at the resort begins.

Release Date:2014-08-02

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Transformation
8.0

Transformation

Somebody’s brain is living inside of me. Medical thriller based on the novel by Keigo Higashino which has sold over 1,250,000 copies.

Release Date:2014-07-27

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:3

7.0

Broken

Following the brutal rape and murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Sang-hyeon stumbles into an ever-widening conspiracy of rage, revenge, and murder.

Release Date:2014-04-10

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:56

Kekkon Houkoku

Release Date:2012-09-06

Department:Writing

Job:Original Story

Doppleganger
6.2

Doppleganger

Two women (both played by Nagasawa Masami), who look identical, search for the secret behind their births and, in the process, discover about forbidden medical technologies and the mystery of life.

Release Date:2012-02-12

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:4

6.2

The Wings of the Kirin

A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's (Hiroshi Abe) investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...

Release Date:2012-01-28

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:33

5.8

In the City of Dawn

By chance, Watabe (Goro Kishitani) meets subordinate worker Nakanishi (Kyoko Fukada) at a batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a murder case that occurred 15 years - the murder of her father's ex-lover. The statue of limitations for that murder case is soon to expire ..

Release Date:2011-10-08

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:4

6.2

Murder in the Kairotei

A woman (Takako Tokiwa) risks her life to exact revenge for her murdered lover.

Release Date:2011-06-24

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:4

5.0

Brutus's Heart

An elite researcher (Tatsuya Fujiwara) dreams of committing the perfect crime.

Release Date:2011-06-17

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:1

6.2

Red Finger

A 7 years girl is found dead in the local park’s toilet. Kaga Kyouichiro, who was asked to find the girl, and his cousin Matsumiya Shuhei who’s assigned to investigate the murder case, have to work together to crack the case. Their evidence lead them to Maehara’s, a family with parents, a son and a senile grandmother.

Release Date:2011-01-03

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:11

Secret
7.5

Secret

Naoko and Monami, mother and daughter, are in a bus accident. Naoko dies, but her spirit ends up inhabiting Monami's body. She then returns home to Heisuke, dad, and they try to figure out how to live their lives. Additionally, there is some suspicion surrounding the cause of the accident, which Heisuke investigates.

Release Date:2010-10-15

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:2

Shinzanmono
7.0

Shinzanmono

In the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo - a woman was murdered. Detective Kaga Kyoichiro, who just transferred to the Nihonbashi police precinct, is placed in charge of the murder case. With virtually the entire residents of Ningyo-cho's shopping street emerging as suspects, Detective Kaga must use his keen sense of deductive reasoning to uncover the truth.

Release Date:2010-04-18

Department:Writing

Job:Original Story

Vote Count:16

6.3

White Night

A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

Release Date:2009-11-19

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:37

Ties of Shooting Stars
7.4

Ties of Shooting Stars

Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they've made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister...

Release Date:2008-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:14

8.2

Galileo Zero

The special is set 3 years prior to the drama series, with the story being related to a murder case that was partly referenced in the original show. Detective Kusanagi is looking to solve a murder mystery, and he gets back in touch with his former badminton teammate, the brilliant professor Yukawa Manabu.

Release Date:2008-10-08

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:5

Galileo
8.2

Galileo

Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.

Release Date:2007-10-15

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:21

Vote Count:35

5.9

The Secret

Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the mother wills Sam to live, somehow losing her own life while her spirit enters Sam.

Release Date:2007-10-10

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:68

Into the White Night
7.1

Into the White Night

What happens with two children commit two different muders in order to protect each other? Does salvation exist for them? In order to walk beneath the sun once more, Ryouji and Yukiho find themselves in a twisted web from which neither can escape without abandoning the other. Having no one but each other, this drama follows the events the follow that fateful day… 14 years ago.

Release Date:2006-01-12

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:11

Vote Count:16

6.0

Henshin

Release Date:2005-11-19

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:1

7.0

Fate

Wagura Yusaku unwillingly broke up with his first love in high school and became a policeman after years of struggle. Ten years later, the suspect of a murder case appeared to be his previous rival, Uryu Akihiko, who peculiarly had became the husband of his first love, Uryu Misako. The detective and the suspect, childhood rivals, carried out the confrontation of fate and are tossed about in destiny, accepting their "fate"...

Release Date:2004-12-26

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:2

Tokio: Message Across Time

Tokio: Message Across Time

Has one person changed your life? A proud but lazy loser, Takumi dreams of getting rich as he gambles his girlfriend's money away. One day, he is rescued from a fight by a strange young man named Tokio. Tokio tells a weird story -- that he is Takumi's son from the future and has come to save his old man from a tragedy! Before this can sink in, Takumi's girlfriend disappears. Can they save her? Or will the future change for the worse?

Release Date:2004-08-30

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:20

Akui

Akui

Adapted from Keigo Higashino's novel of the same name (Englsih Title: Malice), the TV series explores the complex relationship between a famous novelist found dead and his best friend, under the investigation of Detective Saibara. Set in Osaka, it delves into themes of envy, deceit, and the dark side of human nature, as secrets unravel in a twist-filled plot.

Release Date:2001-11-19

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:6

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
9.5

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Release Date:1990-10-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:10

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