Education
After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.
高野和明
After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.
He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth. His first novel Jūsan Kaidan (lit Thirteen Steps) (2001) is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system. 2001 - Edogawa Rampo Award: Jūsan Kaidan (Thirteen Steps) Japanese film Jūsan Kaidan (2003) Japanese television drama Roku Jikango ni Kimi wa Shinu (2008).
2001 - Edogawa Rampo Award: Jūsan Kaidan (Thirteen Steps) 2011 - Yamada Futaro Award: Genocide Of One 2011 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Genocide Of One 2012 - The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012): Genocide Of One 2012 - Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Genocide Of One.
He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.