Kensuke Yamamoto
Writing
Known For

11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to life on screen through an assortment of short stories.
Keigo Higashino Mysteries

A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Short Peace

To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assassin – in the middle of the night.
Smuggler

A battle between a creature who’s been killing members of a royal Japanese family, and a mysterious white bear who protects them.
GAMBO

Shiori, a young woman aspiring to work as a fashion magazine editor, is hired by the publishing house of erotica for men. There, she finds herself surrounded by salacious photos and indecent language. However, some of Shiori's earlier enthusiasm is regained through editor-in-chief Ms. Sawaki and pornographic actress-cum-columnist Haru; with their help, she develops an interest in erotica that she uses to hone her writing talent. One day a blunder that could spell the company's end tests the limits of Shiori's mental state. Physically exhausted from the high demand of the job, she is subject to one last shock that pushes her close to the edge.