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Kazuaki Takano

Born

in Tokyo, Japan

October 26, 1964

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Kazuaki Takano emerged from the film industry to become a best-selling author.
He began making films for himself when he was only in grade school, and as an adult worked for a time under the director Kihachi Okamoto.

After dropping out of university in Japan to gain first-hand experience in film and television production, he went to college in Los Angeles and worked in the movie industry there before returning to Japan.

His debut as a writer came in 2001 with Jusan kaidan (Thirteen Steps), which delves into the system of capital punishment; the novel won the Edogawa Rampo Award and sold over 400,000 copies.

Jenosaido (Genocide of One) was short-listed for the Naoki Prize in 2011, received the 2011 Yamada Futaro Prize, and took first place i ...more

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	Genocide of One by Kazuaki Takano, Philip Gabriel (Translator) 4.01 avg rating — 2,255 ratings — published 2011 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	消失的13级台阶 by Kazuaki Takano, 高野和明 4.16 avg rating — 1,041 ratings — published 2001 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	คนขุดสุสาน by Kazuaki Takano, บัณฑิต ประดิษฐานุวงษ์ (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extinction. Limitierte Sonderausgabe by Kazuaki Takano, Sascha Rotermund (Reader), Rainer Schmidt (Translator) 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	คุณจะตายในอีก 6 ชั่วโมง by Kazuaki Takano, พีรวัธน์ เสาวคนธ์ (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	幽靈人命救助隊 by Kazuaki Takano, 高野和明, 李彥樺 (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	โศกนาฏกรรมอำพราง by Kazuaki Takano, รัตน์จิต ทองเปรม (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Akili (Umbriel thriller) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	平交道的幽靈 by Kazuaki Takano, 高野和明, 王華懋 (Translator) 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forecast crime mystery Kessakusen of midnight (46) (Kodansha Paperback) (2005) ISBN: 4062750538 [Japanese Import] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nach dem Weltfrieden zu rufen, ist leichter, als sich mit seinem Nachbarn zu vertragen.”
― Kazuaki Takano, Genocide of One

tags: peace, philosophy, philosophy-of-people, politics, war

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“Gute Taten gelten ja nur deshalb als tugendhaft, weil sie der menschlichen Natur zuwiderlaufen. Wenn es biologisch normale Handlungen wären, würden wir sie nicht loben.”
― Kazuaki Takano, Genocide of One

tags: biology, goodness, moral, philosophy

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“Im Vergleich mit hochentwickelten Wesen besaßen die Menschen vielleicht eine kümmerliche Intelligenz und einen primitiven, rohen Geist. Aber es war alles, was sie hatten. Alles, was sie der Evolution hatten abringen können. Sie konnten nur ihr Bestes tun. Ihren unvollkommenen Verstand schärfen und sich den Schwierigkeiten stellen, die ihnen auf ihrem Weg begegneten.”
― Kazuaki Takano, Genocide of One

tags: evolution, intelligence, mind

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