Kazuaki Takano
# Kazuaki Takano

Kazuaki Takano (高野 和明, Takano Kazuaki, born October 26, 1964) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.

He worked for a time under the Japanese film director Kihachi Okamoto in his youth. After that he studied film at Los Angeles City College from 1989 to 1991.

His first novel Jūsan Kaidan (literally "Thirteen Steps", 2001) is a crime fiction novel which deals with the Japanese capital punishment system.

## Awards and nominations

* 2001 - Edogawa Rampo Prize: 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
