Keigo Higashino

Keigo Higashino

Nacimiento : 1958-02-04, Osaka, Japan

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Keigo Higashino

Películas

Sospechoso X
Novel
Cuando una madre soltera se ve implicada en una investigación criminal, su vecino (un brillante profesor de matemáticas) la ayuda mientras un policía busca respuestas.
Monica, O My Darling
Novel
Un experto en robótica se involucra en un plan de asesinato cuando su aventura con una mujer da un giro inesperado. Pero nada, ni siquiera la muerte, es lo que parece.
Silent Parade
Original Story
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.
Masquerade Night
Novel
Se entrega una carta anónima al Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Tokio. La carta establece que un criminal de un caso de asesinato aparecerá en la fiesta de cuenta regresiva Masquerade Night que se llevará a cabo en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. El detective Kosuke Nitta (Takuya Kimura) debe ir de incógnito y volver a trabajar en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Allí conoce a Naomi Yamagishi (Masami Nagasawa), que trabaja como conserje. Sin ninguna información sobre el criminal, excepto que la persona estará presente, el detective Kosuke Nitta trabaja febrilmente para encontrar al criminal entre los 500 asistentes.
Parallel World Love Story
Novel
"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.
Masquerade Hotel
Novel
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?
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
Novel
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.
The Crimes That Bind
Novel
Michiko Oshitani, que vive en la prefectura de Shiga, aparece estrangulada en un apartamento de Tokio, y el dueño del piso se encuentra desaparecido. La policía tendrá dificultades para resolver el caso al ser incapaz de establecer relación alguna entre ambas personas.
Laplace's Witch
Story
La policía interroga a un analista ambiental sobre dos muertes por envenenamiento con sulfuro de hidrógeno para averiguar si se trata de un accidente o un asesinato.
Namiya
Novel
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.
Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Novel
El señor Namiya responde a la gente que le escribe pidiendo consejo en su pequeña tienda. Muchos años después, los consejos y sus consecuencias siguen cambiando vidas y una noche, tres chicos y las cartas entran en un mundo atemporal.
La Devoción del Sospechoso X
Novel
Basada en la novela premiada de Keigo Higashino, LA DEVOCIÓN DEL SOSPECHOSO X sigue a un profesor (Wang Kai) que ayuda en la investigación de un asesinato, solo para descubrir que un antiguo rival y amigo (Zhang Luyi) de sus primeros días en la universidad puede estar involucrado.
Shippu Rondo
Writer
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.
The Big Bee
Original Story
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.
Snow Jack
Original Story
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.
Broken
Writer
Las vidas rutinarias de un padre y su hija que viven solos en Seúl se ven alteradas cuando su hija de pronto desaparece. Cuando su padre se entera lo que le ha pasado a su hija, recorrerá el país en busca de venganza.
Sleeping Forest
Novel
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?
Midsummer's Equation
Novel
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.
Galileo XX
Writer
This is an episode of Galileo in name only, since this story focuses exclusively on Utsumi Koaru, played by Shibasaki Kou. The eccentric scientist makes a cameo appearance in one scene and the final scene is on the same day as episode one of the second series, but apart from that this drama has little to do with the rest of the Galileo canon.
Platinum Data
Novel
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.
The Suspect
Novel
Suk-go un ordinario profesor de matemáticas en la escuela secundaria, es un brillante matemático. Hwa-sol es su vecina. Ambos han establecido una estrecha relación que los hace prácticamente inseparables Tras un encuentro con su exmarido Hwa-sol resulta brutalmente golpeada y muere. Suk-go decide encubrir el asesinato.
The Wings of the Kirin
Writer
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...
Murder in the Kairotei
Original Story
A woman (Takako Tokiwa) risks her life to exact revenge for her murdered lover.
Brutus's Heart
Original Story
An elite researcher (Tatsuya Fujiwara) dreams of committing the perfect crime.
The 11 Words Murder
Novel
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.
Into the White Night
Writer
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 ...
Red Finger
Writer
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.
White Night
Writer
Un prestamista es encontrado asesinado en un edificio abandonado de un pueblo remoto. Hay tres personas sospechosas, pero todos ellos tienen coartadas perfectas y la investigación llega a un punto muerto. Casi quince años después, el inspector jefe decide volver a investigar el caso. Quince años antes, el hijo de la víctima mató a su padre para salvar a su amada de haber sido violada por él. Y la chica mató a su madre cuando se enteró de que el muchacho había matado a su padre. Durante quince años, el chico ha eliminado a todos aquellos que intentaban interferir en su vida. Él es como su sombre y sin pedir nada a cambio. Ella sabe lo que ha hecho por su bien, pero parece alejada de ello. A medida que su amor crece, más crímenes cometen. A medida que sus pecados crecen, la persecución del inspector se les acerca cada vez más.
Suspect X
Story
El cuerpo de un hombre ha sido descubierto, estrangulado hasta la muerte, su cara pulverizada, haciéndola irreconocible, y sus huellas digitales quemadas como hasta crujir. Asignado al caso están el detective local de recinto, Kaoru Utsumi, y su ex colega de los cuarteles, Shunpei Kusanagi. Se descubre que el vecino de la ex novia de la víctima es un alumno universitario, físico brillante, Manabu Yukawa, también conocido como “Detective Galileo".
El secreto
Author
La historia gira en torno a un hombre cuya vida cambia repentinamente cuando su hija y su esposa se ven involucradas en un accidente de tráfico. La esposa muere en el hospital, pero su hija continúa con vida. Cuando ella consigue recobrar la conciencia, parece estar poseída por el espíritu de su esposa.
The Letters
Novel
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.
Henshin
Writer
Fate
Original Story
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"...
The Lakeside Murder Case
Novel
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.
g@me.
Novel
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.
Secret
Novel
Una curiosa historia se produce en una familia japonesa. Madre e hija deciden irse a esquiar, pero desgraciadamente el autobús que las transporta sufre un accidente que provoca la muerte de la madre, no sin que antes transfiera ésta su alma al cuerpo de su hija. Así que ahora ésta posee doble personalidad y piensa como progenitora e hija, provocando situaciones delicadas e incluso hilarantes, en las que se llega a plantear la posibilidad de un incesto al pretender la madre que está en la chica, acostarse con su marido... que a la vez es su padre.
Secreto
Novel
Una curiosa historia se produce en una familia japonesa. Madre e hija deciden irse a esquiar, pero desgraciadamente el autobús que las transporta sufre un accidente que provoca la muerte de la madre, no sin que antes transfiera ésta su alma al cuerpo de su hija. Así que ahora ésta posee doble personalidad y piensa como progenitora e hija, provocando situaciones delicadas e incluso hilarantes, en las que se llega a plantear la posibilidad de un incesto al pretender la madre que está en la chica, acostarse con su marido... que a la vez es su padre.