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Life. Works in English translation. Awards and nominations. Bibliography. Standalone novels. Short story collections. TV and film adaptations. See also. References. Kanae Minato (湊かなえ, Minato Kanae, born 1973) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers.
Name: Kanae Minato Japanese: 湊かなえ Born: 1973 Birthplace: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Screenplays Drama Series. High School Entrance Exam | Koko Nyushi (Fuji TV / 2012) Novel Adaptations Movies. Motherhood | Bosei (2022) *original novel "Bosei" published October, 2012 by Shinchosha
Aug 6, 2017 · In Kanae Minato's Penance, four 10-year-old girls, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka are a close-knit group of friends growing up together in rural Japan. But everything takes a terrifying turn when posh Emily moves to their small town from the big city.
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Jun 11, 2009 · Kanae Minato, Philip Gabriel (Translator) 3.84. 9,122 ratings1,765 reviews. The tense, chilling story of four women haunted by a childhood trauma. When they were children, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into separating from their friend Emily by a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurs: Emily is found murdered hours later.
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Penance, known in Japanese as Shokuzai (贖罪), is a Japanese television drama miniseries that started airing on WOWOW in January 2012. It is based on a novel of the same name by Kanae Minato and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. [1]
Confessions (告白, Kokuhaku) is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and based on author Kanae Minato 's 2008 debut mystery novel, which won the 2009 Honya Taisho award (Japan Booksellers Award). [2] . The film was both a commercial and critical success.
Kanae MINATO ( 湊 かなえ, born 1973) is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thriller. She started writing in her thirties. Her first novel Confessions (告白, Kokuhaku) became a bestseller and won the Japanese Booksellers Award. The movie Confession directed by Tetsuya Nakashima was nominated to 2011 Academy Award.
