RSS Feed
YumCha! » Feature Articles
Bookmark & Share
 Copy 

Newsletter

 Subscribe Now! 

Crime, Mystery and Letters: Higashino Keigo Onscreen

Written by Sanwei Tell a Friend



It seems like not a year goes by without a Higashino Keigo mystery making its way onto screen. One of Asia's most popular and followed novelists, the best-selling Japanese suspense writer has published over 80 novels and short story collections, and his books have been translated into a multitude of languages. Besides the prolific production and wide readership that are every publisher's dream come true, the author's works are also highly sought after for film and television.

Even if one has never read a single Higashino Keigo novel, anyone with an interest in Japanese television or cinema would likely come across his name. His books are constantly picked up for live-action adaptations, and not just in his native Japan. In recent years, his stories have also been adapted by Korean and Chinese production companies. "Intellectual property" titles are hot commodities in the film and television industry these days, and there are few authors with as much IP value across Asia as Higashino Keigo.

Originally an engineer, Higashino won the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1985 for his first novel, After School, which was adapted into a TV drama the following year. He wisely changed professions to writing. Though the early years of Higashino's writing career weren't all smooth sailing – the top literary prizes famously eluded him for many years – he has since firmly established a reputation for lauded mystery novels that sell in the millions, many of which have made their way to screen.

Detective Galileo and Suspect X

The majority of Higashino's works are standalone novels, but he has created several mystery fiction series around recurring characters, and the most well-known among them is Detective Galileo. First introduced in the 1998 Tantei Galileo short story collection, Detective Galileo refers to eccentric physics professor Yukawa Manabu, who aids the police in cracking difficult cases with his analytical skills and experiments. Detective Galileo's ongoing mysteries span several books published over a decade's time.

Detective Galileo has inspired a significant live-action franchise in Japan with Fukuyama Masaharu in the title role. Since 2007, the popular singer-actor has played the character in two television seasons and two feature films, Suspect X (2008) and Midsummer's Equation (2013). The TV series tackles mysteries by the episode and places emphasis on Yukawa's sitcom-esque bickering rapport with detective Utsumi Kaoru, played by Shibasaki Kou, as they solve cases together. The two feature films focus primarily on Yukawa as he unravels single complicated mysteries.

Directed by the TV series' director Nishitani Hiroshi, Suspect X and Midsummer's Equation were both blockbusters, with the former also being a critical hit that garnered nominations for Best Film, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. Suspect X is based on the 2005 novel The Devotion of Suspect X, the crown jewel of the Galileo series that finally won Higashino the prestigious Naoki Prize as well as the Honkaku Mystery Award. The novel's English version was also shortlisted for the Edgar Award in the U.S. in 2012. In the story, Yukawa meets his match in an old friend and fellow math genius (played by Tsutsumi Shinich in the film) who orchestrates a complex plan to cover up a murder committed by his neighbor.

Besides the Japanese adaptation, The Devotion of Suspect X has also been adapted into films in Korea and China. Perfect Number, the 2012 Korean version directed by Bang Eun Jin, removes the Detective Galileo premise altogether in favor of a standard crime detective (Jo Jin Woong). The film shifts the focus more towards the genius suspect (Ryoo Seung Bum) and how he sacrifices himself to pull off the perfect cover-up.

Taiwan actor-turned-director Alec Su follows the source material more closely while adding some thriller flourishes into his 2017 version of Suspect X, the first Chinese adaptation of a Higashino novel. This telling retains the duel between math geniuses, with Wang Kai and Zhang Luyi cast to type as the smart-talking, mystery-solving professor and the despondent, inscrutable math teacher.

Detective Kaga

While Detective Galileo has traveled farther and yielded Higashino's most representative work, his longest-running detective character is stern police detective Kaga Kyoichiro, who uses deductive reasoning to solve mysteries. Detective Kaga first appeared in 1986 in Higashino's second novel Sotsugyo ("Graduation") as a university student investigating a campus serial murder case. In 1989's Nemuri no Mori ("Sleeping Forest") about the deadly competition within a ballet troupe, Kaga became a detective in the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Affairs Bureau.

He would continue to solve strange and difficult murder cases in eight more books, the last of which, Inori no Maku ga Orirutoki ("When the Curtain of Prayer Descends"), was published in 2013. Stories in the Detective Kaga series have been adapted for television multiple times, including Asahi TV's 1993 series Nemuri no Mori no Bijo Satsujin Jiken starring Yamashita Shinji and NHK's 2001 Higashino Keigo Mysteries: Akui, which changed the Kaga role to one named Nishihara, played by Hazama Kanpei.

The actor most associated with Detective Kaga, however, is Abe Hiroshi who played the character in the TV dramas Shinzanmono (2010) and Akai Yubi (2011), the TV special Nemuri no Mori (2014) and the feature film The Wings of the Kirin (2012). He will return as Detective Kaga again in 2018 in the feature film adaptation of Inori no Maku ga Orirutoki. Abe also recently starred as a harried medical researcher trying to piece together clues to recover a stolen biological weapon in Yoshida Teruyuki's film adaptation of Shippu Rondo, which is part of Higashino's series of ski resort-set mysteries.

Another moderately well-known Higashino detective series is Naniwa Shonen Detective, for which he published two novels in 1988 and 1993. The series about the mystery-solving adventures of a group of grade schoolers and their homeroom teacher inspired a 2000 NHK series starring Yamada Mariya and a 2012 TBS series starring Tabe Mikako.


Journey Under the Midnight Sun

After The Devotion of Suspect X, the 1999 novel Byakuyako, or Journey Under the Midnight Sun, is among Higashino's most famous works. Spanning two decades' time, the story revolves around childhood sweethearts whose worlds seemingly diverge after a murder case in their youth changes their lives. However, it's gradually revealed that they are inexorably bounded by the terrible secret that continues to haunt them into adulthood, driving one to great heights and the other into the shadows.

In 2006, TBS adapted the wrenching story into an 11-episode series starring Yamada Takayuki as Kirihara Ryoji and Ayase Haruka as Karasawa Yukiho, the love for whom he descends into crime to protect. The production notably reunited the stars, writer and producer of the hit 2004 tearjerker Crying out Love, in the Center of the World for a far darker exploration of the unbreakable bond of young love that connects past and present.

It was Korea that first adapted Byakuyako for the silver screen in the 2009 film White Night directed by Park Shin Woo. Produced by blockbuster filmmaker Kang Woo Suk, Korea's first Higashino adaptation spared no expense with the A-list lineup of Son Ye Jin, Ko Su and Han Suk Kyu. The tense and stylish thriller cast Son Ye Jin in a new light as the rich and icy femme fatale with skeletons in her closet, though it's Han Suk Kyu who steals the show with a commanding performance as the determined detective who can't let go of the case or his inner demons.

In comparison, the 2011 Japanese film adaptation Into the White Night by Fukagawa Yoshihiro offers a more sedate and straightforward telling of the complex tale that patiently develops the three protagonists. Clocking in at 149 minutes, the ambitious yarn sees Horikita Maki stretching to play against type as a dangerously soft-spoken Karasawa Yukiho, while Kora Kengo co-stars as her mysterious anguished protector and Funakoshi Eichiro as the obsessed detective.

Considered a sister title to Byakuyako, Higashino's 2004 novel Genya presents a similar premise of two seemingly unrelated characters, a successful businesswoman and a factory worker, who share a secret connection dating back to the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995. Fukada Kyoko and Tsukamoto Takashi starred in WOWOW's 2012 TV adaptation of Genya.

The Hovering Blade

Published in 2004, Samayou Yaiba, about a devastated father seeking revenge against the young men who raped and murdered his teenaged daughter, has also been adapted for the silver screen in both Japan and Korea. After receiving an anonymous tip of the two culprits' identities, protagonist Nagamine Shigeki realizes that as minors, the offenders will not be adequately punished by law, and sets out to kill them himself. Like many of Higashino's novels, Samayou Yaiba involves a murder case and unpredictable turns, but the story's greatest question is not one that can be easily solved: Where does justice lie for the victims?

Like Byakuyako and Suspect X, Samayou Yaiba has been adapted into both Japanese and Korean films with markedly different tones. Directed by Mashiko Shoichi, the 2009 film The Hovering Blade is a somber, soul-searching affair that follows the tired footsteps of veteran Terao Akira as he calmly but determinedly searches for the remaining culprit, cutting a tragic lone figure against sweeping snowscapes. Takenouchi Yutaka does just as much brooding as the conflicted detective who increasingly questions his duty to stop Nagamine and protect his daughter's remorseless killer.

Meanwhile, Bestseller director Lee Jeong Ho's 2014 adaptation, titled Broken, fits right in with Korean cinema's plethora of revenge thrillers and message-driven films about the shortcomings of the justice system. Where The Hovering Blade rues, Broken rages against the brutal killers and flawed systems that drive a father to the edge with no recourse. Jung Jae Young is very much at home in the role of the tormented protagonist who takes matters into his own hands.

The Secret Told Thrice

Higashino's 1998 novel Himitsu ("The Secret"), which won Best Novel at the 52nd Mystery Writers of Japan Awards, was his first work to be transported to the silver screen. Also known as Naoko in English, the story revolves around a man who loses his wife Naoko to an accident. His young daughter Monami, who was injured in the same accident, wakes up with Naoko's mind and memories.

A teenaged Hirosue Ryoko juggles the dual personas of a loving wife and an increasingly independent daughter in the 1999 film directed by Takita Yojiro. Though not without its twists, the film is more human and family drama than suspense, maintaining an affecting tone while pondering the dilemma of a wife and daughter occupying the same body, and the conflicted heart of a woman deciding her future and identity. Underlined by the pairing of a luminous Hirosue with the reliable Kobayashi Kaoru, measured direction by Takita, and Japan's general affinity for the pure love genre, Himitsu performed well with both critics and audiences.

Over a decade after the film, TV Asahi adapted the novel again for a nine-episode series. Like the film, the 2010 television adaptation discreetly raises the age of Monami to that of a teenage high schooler, played by Shida Mirai, while Sasaki Kuranosuke plays her father/husband.

Himitsu is also Higashino's only work to date to be adapted outside of Asia, though Vincent Perez's English-language remake didn't get very far, opening in French theaters in 2007 before going straight to video in the U.S. Starring The X-Files' David Duchovny as the bereaved husband and Olivia Thirlby as the daughter who swaps souls with his wife, The Secret magnifies the adolescent angst and sexual frustration for an intermittently tenser but less focused take on the supernatural romance.

Mysteries of Science

Though best known for detective yarns and murder mysteries, Higashino actually covers a wide range of genres in his writing. In particular, he often integrates sci-fi and technology elements into suspense. As early as 1991, he published Henshin, about a man who senses himself changing into someone else after receiving a partial brain transplant. The novel was adapted into a film starring Tamaki Hiroshi in 2005 and into a WOWOW TV drama starring Kamiki Ryunosuke in 2014.

Higashino continued to explore medical and biotechnology ideas in 1993's Bunshin, which presents the curious case of two young women of different backgrounds and upbringing who discover they look exactly alike. WOWOW also adapted Bunshin into a drama series in 2012 with Nagasawa Masami in the dual roles.

His 2010 novel Platina Data looks into the (near) future of technology and crime-solving through the premise of an advanced DNA profiling system that can analyze crime scene evidence to construct a criminal profile and follow the DNA trail back to the culprit. Protagonist Kagura Ryuhei believes the system he created is 100% foolproof until he gets framed for a series of mysterious murders.

Ninomiya Kazunari plays the troubled DNA expert-turned-fugitive trying to clear his name, while Toyokawa Etsushi is the pavement-hitting officer on his tail in director Otomo Keishi's blockbuster 2013 film Platinum Data. Though the film cuts out some characters and details from the novel, the ambitious sci-fi thriller still densely packs Hollywood-style action, police-state conspiracy and psychological drama into a complicated crime mystery.

Letters for Tears

Perhaps one of the biggest reasons Higashino Keigo's works are so popular and lend so readily to live-action adaptation is that his mysteries are often filled with gray characters and heartrending human drama elements that leave a deep impression. In stories like The Devotion of Suspect X, Byakuyako and Ryusei no Kizuna, which was adapted into a hit TBS drama in 2012, the reveals feel less like solving a mystery and more like a punch in the gut over the distressing motives and fallouts of crime.

Sometimes Higashino sets aside the mystery altogether and just hands over the tissue box. His 2003 novel Tegami explores the struggles and stigma experienced by the relatives of criminals. The novel's 2006 film adaptation stars Yamada Takayuki as the younger brother of a convicted murderer and robber, sympathetically portrayed by Tamayama Tetsuji. Battered by constant discrimination and setbacks, Naoki retreats into himself and cuts off communication with his imprisoned brother, but his regretful brother continues to write to him. Helmed by noted television director Shono Jiro, the film steadily tugs at the heartstrings with its grave themes of personal struggle, family love and reconciliation.

Higashino adds a fantasy element to the letter writing in his 2012 Chuo Koron Literary Prize-winning novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store, which was turned into a live-action film this year. The story connects characters of different time periods through the Namiya General Store, whose kind proprietor answers Dear Abby-like letters in the sixties and seventies. In 2012, three orphaned youths take refuge in the abandoned General Store one night after committing a crime. A letter from the past comes in through the mail slot, and the boys write a reply that gets delivered back via the store's milk box. The correspondence gradually uncovers the troubles of the three delinquent boys, Namiya and the various characters whose lives and fates are changed over time by the letters and the subsequent actions of the recipients.

Film marketing copy baldly describes Miracles of the Namiya General Store as Higashino's most touching novel that makes all generations cry, so it's not surprising that Hiroki Ryuichi's adaptation goes with the moving and magical route. Starring Nishida Toshiyuki as Namiya and Hey! Say! JUMP member Yamada Ryosuke as the leader of the youth trio, the film simplifies the original themes, characters and connecting puzzle, but ably structures the time-jumping threads to visualize the story's small town environment over different time periods and how they cross over.

Miracles of the Namiya General Store has sold over eight million copies worldwide, including over two million in China. Chinese production companies Emperor Motion Pictures and Wanda Media have licensed the novel for a film adaptation that began shooting earlier this year with director Han Jie at the helm and the announced cast of Dong Zijian, TFBOYS member Karry Wang and Dilraba Dilmurat.

The Chinese version of Miracles of Namiya General Store is just one of many greenlit Higashino Keigo adaptations greeting audiences in the near future. Besides the aforementioned Inori no Maku ga Orirutoki, Miike Takashi's LaPlace's Witch, starring Sakurai Sho as a professor investigating a series of hot springs deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning, completed filming this year and will open in 2018. Meanwhile, Suzuki Masayuki's Masquerade Hotel, a hotel-set murder mystery starring Kimura Takuya as a detective, was recently announced for 2019. For those who can't wait that long, WOWOW TV's Kataomoi adaptation, starring Nakatani Miki as a transgender who confesses to friends that he has murdered someone, is airing in Japan in autumn 2017.


Related Articles:






Published November 3, 2017


Mentioned Products

  1. 1 The Crimes That Bind (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Matsushima Nanako | Kohinata Fumiyo | Iitoyo Marie The Crimes That Bind (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$49.99
  2. 2 Tokio Chichi he no Dengon (DVD) (Japan Version) Sakurai Sho (Actor) | Takahashi Hitomi (Actor) | Fukuda Yasushi | Tomita Yasuko (Actor) Tokio Chichi he no Dengon (DVD) (Japan Version) US$69.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  3. 3 Midsummer's Equation (2013) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Fukuyama Masaharu (Actor) | Kitamura Kazuki (Actor) | Yoshitaka Yuriko (Actor) | Tanaka Tetsushi (Actor) Midsummer's Equation (2013) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Notify Me 
  4. 4 Henshin (DVD) (Japan Version) Kubota Mina | Nikaido Fumi | Usuda Asami | Higashino Keigo Henshin (DVD) (Japan Version) US$79.49
  5. 5 Suspect X (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) Shibasaki Ko | Fukuyama Masaharu | Kitamura Kazuki | Matsuyuki Yasuko Suspect X (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) US$30.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  6. 6 Broken (DVD) (Korea Version) Jung Jae Young (Actor) | Lee Sung Min (Actor) | Lee Joo Seung | Seo Jun Young (Actor) Broken (DVD) (Korea Version)
    23% off
     US$19.99
  7. 7 Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Bunshin (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) Nagasawa Masami | Usuda Asami | Shimada Kyusaku | Aoki Ken Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Bunshin (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) US$121.99
  8. 8 Goodbye, Miss Shinobu (New Edition) Higashino Keigo Goodbye, Miss Shinobu (New Edition) US$9.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  9. 9 Platinum Data (2013) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Ninomiya Kazunari (Actor) | Toyokawa Etsushi (Actor) | Suzuki Honami (Actor) | Watanabe Anne (Actor) Platinum Data (2013) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$18.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  10. 10 Shinzanmono SP - Kaga Kyoichiro "Nemuri no Mori" (DVD)(Japan Version) Higashino Keigo | Abe Hiroshi | Ishihara Satomi Shinzanmono SP - Kaga Kyoichiro "Nemuri no Mori" (DVD)(Japan Version) US$30.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  11. 11 The Big Bee (Blu-ray + DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Nakama Yukie | Eguchi Yosuke | Motoki Masahiro | Tsutsumi Yukihiko (Director) The Big Bee (Blu-ray + DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$51.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  12. 12 Laplace's Witch (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Sakurai Sho | Fukushi Sota | Hirose Suzu | Miike Takashi (Director) Laplace's Witch (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$33.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  13. 13 Bian Shen (Anniversary Edition) Higashino Keigo (Author) Bian Shen (Anniversary Edition) US$38.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  14. 14 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Yamada Ryosuke (Actor) | Nishida Toshiyuki (Actor) | Ono Machiko (Actor) | Murakami Nijiro (Actor) The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  15. 15 Henshin (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) Sada Mayumi | Matsuda Satoshi | Tamaki Hiroshi | Shaku Yumiko Henshin (DVD) (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) US$14.49
  16. 16 Naniwa Detective Boys (New Edition) Higashino Keigo Naniwa Detective Boys (New Edition) US$8.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  17. 17 Himitsu (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) Hirosue Ryoko | Kobayashi Kaoru | Takita Yojiro (Director) | Higashino Keigo Himitsu (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) US$36.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  18. 18 Ryusei no Kizuna (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Ninomiya Kazunari | Nishikido Ryo | Toda Erika | Nakashima Mika Ryusei no Kizuna (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$152.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  19. 19 Suspect X (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) Shibasaki Ko | Fukuyama Masaharu | Kitamura Kazuki | Matsuyuki Yasuko Suspect X (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) US$55.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  20. 20 Masquerade Hotel (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Nagasawa Masami (Actor) | Hamada Gaku (Actor) | Watabe Atsuro (Actor) Masquerade Hotel (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$34.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  21. 21 The Red Finger The Red Finger US$6.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  22. 22 Suspect X (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) Fukuyama Masaharu | Shibasaki Ko | Matsuyuki Yasuko | Kitamura Kazuki Suspect X (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) US$45.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  23. 23 Beautiful Wings Higashino Keigo Beautiful Wings US$9.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  24. 24 Laplace's Witch Laplace's Witch US$20.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  25. 25 Galileo II (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Yoshitaka Yuriko | Kanno Yugo | Higashino Keigo | Fukuyama Masaharu Galileo II (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$207.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  26. 26 Laplace's Witch (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Sakurai Sho | Miike Takashi (Director) | Fukushi Sota | Hirose Suzu Laplace's Witch (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$64.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  27. 27 Ryusei no Kizuna (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Nishikido Ryo | Toda Erika | Ninomiya Kazunari | Higashino Keigo Ryusei no Kizuna (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$187.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  28. 28 The Miracle in the Grocery Store Higashino Keigo The Miracle in the Grocery Store US$26.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  29. 29 The Crimes That Bind (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Ito Ran | Mizobata Junpei | Yamazaki Tsutomu The Crimes That Bind (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$30.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  30. 30 Masquerade Hotel (Novel) Higashino Keigo Masquerade Hotel (Novel) US$13.49
     Notify Me 
  31. 31 Byakuyako (2006) (Blu-ray) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) Ayase Haruka | Yamada Takayuki | Higashino Keigo | Watabe Atsuro Byakuyako (2006) (Blu-ray) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) US$197.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  32. 32 Himitsu (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Sasaki Kuranosuke | Higashino Keigo (Director) | Fukikoshi Mitsuru | Ryusei Ryo Himitsu (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$152.99
  33. 33 Midsummer Formula Higashino Keigo Midsummer Formula US$10.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  34. 34 Miracles of the Namiya General Store Higashino Keigo Miracles of the Namiya General Store US$9.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  35. 35 Shippu Rondo (DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Okura Tadayoshi | Oshima Yuko | Horibe Keisuke Shippu Rondo (DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) US$50.49
  36. 36 Perfect Number (2012) (DVD) (Malaysia Version) Jo Jin Woong (Actor) | Lee Yo Won (Actor) | Ryoo Seung Bum (Actor) | Bang Eun Jin (Director) Perfect Number (2012) (DVD) (Malaysia Version) US$19.99
     Notify Me 
  37. 37 Newcomer Higashino Keigo Newcomer US$9.99
     Notify Me 
  38. 38 Kataomoi Higashino Keigo Kataomoi US$12.99
     Notify Me 
  39. 39 Fen Shen Higashino Keigo Fen Shen US$29.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  40. 40 Genya Higashino Keigo Genya US$12.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  41. 41 Kakko no Tamago wa Dare no Mono (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Tsuchiya Tao | Hongo Kanata | Yano Masato | Higashino Keigo Kakko no Tamago wa Dare no Mono (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$80.99
  42. 42 Platina Data Higashino Keigo Platina Data US$9.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  43. 43 Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Bunshin (DVD) (Japan Version) Nagasawa Masami | Fujiyoshi Kumiko | Suzuki Sawa | Nakamura Ikuji Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Bunshin (DVD) (Japan Version) US$95.49
  44. 44 Shippu-Rondo (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Oshima Yuko (Actor) | Okura Tadayoshi (Actor) | Emoto Akira (Actor) Shippu-Rondo (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  45. 45 Himitsu (DVD) (Japan Version) Kobayashi Kaoru (Actor) | Hirosue Ryoko (Actor) | Kishimoto Kayoko Himitsu (DVD) (Japan Version) US$45.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  46. 46 Into the White Night (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) Kyo Nobuo | Hirai Mamiko | Higashino Keigo | Tanaka Tetsushi Into the White Night (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) US$40.49
  47. 47 White Night (DVD) (2-Disc) (Korea Version) Son Ye Jin (Actor) | Ko Su (Actor) | Park Shin Woo (Director) | Han Suk Kyu (Actor) White Night (DVD) (2-Disc) (Korea Version)
    23% off
     US$19.99
  48. 48 Laplace's Witch (2018) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Sakurai Sho (Actor) | Hirose Suzu (Actor) | Fukushi Sota (Actor) | Toyokawa Etsushi (Actor) Laplace's Witch (2018) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Notify Me 
  49. 49 Namiya (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Dilraba Dilmurat (Actor) | Karry Wang (Actor) | Dong Zi Jian (Actor) | Chen Du Ling (Actor) Namiya (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  50. 50 Platinum Data (2013) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Ninomiya Kazunari (Actor) | Toyokawa Etsushi (Actor) | Watanabe Anne (Actor) | Mizuhara Kiko (Actor) Platinum Data (2013) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    9% off
     US$23.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  51. 51 TV Drama Galileo (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Fukuyama Masaharu | Shibasaki Ko | Fukuda Yasushi (Writer) | Kitamura Kazuki TV Drama Galileo (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$167.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  52. 52 Shinzanmono (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Kuroki Meisa | Ishii Yasuharu (Director) | Yamamuro Daisuke (Director) | Abe Hiroshi Shinzanmono (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$150.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  53. 53 Laplace's Witch (2018) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Sakurai Sho (Actor) | Fukushi Sota (Actor) | Hirose Suzu (Actor) | Toyokawa Etsushi (Actor) Laplace's Witch (2018) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$11.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  54. 54 Shippu Rondo Higashino Keigo Shippu Rondo US$21.49
     Notify Me 
  55. 55 Galileo - Episode Zero (TV Special) (DVD) (Japan Version) Shinagawa Hiroshi | Kitamura Kazuki | Maya Miki | Nagasawa Masami Galileo - Episode Zero (TV Special) (DVD) (Japan Version) US$30.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  56. 56 The Letter (DVD) (Taiwan Version) Yamada Takayuki (Actor) | Tamayama Tetsuji (Actor) | Sawajiri Erika (Actor) | Fukiishi Kazue The Letter (DVD) (Taiwan Version) US$27.49
     Notify Me 
  57. 57 Byakuyako Higashino Keigo Byakuyako US$12.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  58. 58 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Yamada Ryosuke | Ono Machiko | Nishida Toshiyuki | Yamashita Rio The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$52.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  59. 59 The Crimes That Bind (2018) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Matsushima Nanako (Actor) | Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Mizobata Junpei (Actor) | Tanaka Rena (Actor) The Crimes That Bind (2018) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  60. 60 Kakko no Tamago wa Dare no Mono (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Tsuchiya Tao | Hongo Kanata | Totsugi Shigeyuki | Takasugi Mahiro Kakko no Tamago wa Dare no Mono (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$102.49
  61. 61 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Nishida Toshiyuki | Ono Machiko | Hagiwara Masato | Higashino Keigo The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$37.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  62. 62 White Night (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Son Ye Jin (Actor) | Ko Su (Actor) | Kang Woo Suk (Producer) | Park Shin Woo (Director) White Night (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$15.99
    Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  63. 63 Silent Parade (2022) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Fukuyama Masaharu (Actor) | Kitamura Kazuki (Actor) | Shibasaki Ko (Actor) | Dan Rei (Actor) Silent Parade (2022) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$14.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  64. 64 Laplace's Witch (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Sakurai Sho | Fukushi Sota | Hirose Suzu | Miike Takashi (Director) Laplace's Witch (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$56.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  65. 65 The Crimes That Bind (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Tanaka Rena | Sakurada Hiyori | Kohinata Fumiyo The Crimes That Bind (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$58.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  66. 66 Akui Higashino Keigo Akui US$7.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  67. 67 The Hovering Blade (DVD) (Taiwan Version) Terao Akira (Actor) | Ito Shiro (Actor) | Takenouchi Yutaka (Actor) | Sakai Miki (Actor) The Hovering Blade (DVD) (Taiwan Version) US$11.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 21 days

  68. 68 Before Sunrise (DVD) (Taiwan Version) Fukada Kyoko (Actor) | Kishitani Goro (Actor) | Tanaka Ken (Actor) | Nakamura Masatoshi (Actor) Before Sunrise (DVD) (Taiwan Version) US$15.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 21 days

  69. 69 Tegami Higashino Keigo Tegami US$10.49
     Notify Me 
  70. 70 Galileo II (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Yoshitaka Yuriko | Fukuyama Masaharu | Sawabe Yu | Higashino Keigo Galileo II (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$177.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  71. 71 Silent Parade (2022) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Fukuyama Masaharu (Actor) | Kitamura Kazuki (Actor) | Shibasaki Ko (Actor) | Dan Rei (Actor) Silent Parade (2022) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  72. 72 Shippu-Rondo (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Oshima Yuko (Actor) | Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Okura Tadayoshi (Actor) | Yumi Aso (Actor) Shippu-Rondo (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$23.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  73. 73 Shukumei (Japan Version) Honjo Manami | Kashiwabara Takashi | Wakamatsu Setsuo (Director) | Fujiki Naohito Shukumei (Japan Version) US$31.49
  74. 74 Galileo (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Shibasaki Ko | Fukuyama Masaharu | Kitamura Kazuki | Maya Miki Galileo (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$181.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  75. 75 Higashino Keigo Drama Series - Warai (DVD) (Japan Version) Higashino Keigo | Mimura Rie | Suda Masaki | Mikami Hiroshi Higashino Keigo Drama Series - Warai (DVD) (Japan Version) US$31.49
  76. 76 The Crimes That Bind (2018) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Matsushima Nanako (Actor) | Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Mizobata Junpei (Actor) | Tanaka Rena (Actor) The Crimes That Bind (2018) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$11.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  77. 77 g@me. (Limited Edition)(Japan Version - English Subtitles) Higashino Keigo | Uzaki Ryudo | Nakama Yukie | Isaka Satoshi (Director) g@me. (Limited Edition)(Japan Version - English Subtitles) US$21.99
  78. 78 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Ono Machiko | Nishida Toshiyuki | Kobayashi Kaoru | Kadowaki Mugi The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$31.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  79. 79 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Yamada Ryosuke (Actor) | Nishida Toshiyuki (Actor) | Ono Machiko (Actor) | Murakami Nijiro (Actor) The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  80. 80 The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Nishida Toshiyuki | Ono Machiko | Hayashi Kento | Kobayashi Kaoru The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$45.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  81. 81 Into the White Night (DVD) (Japan Version) Nakamura Kumi | Hirai Mamiko | Fukagawa Yoshihiro | Midori Yurie Into the White Night (DVD) (Japan Version) US$31.49
  82. 82 Suspect X (DVD) (Taiwan Version) Fukuyama Masaharu (Actor) | Shibasaki Ko (Actor) | Kitamura Kazuki (Actor) | Matsuyuki Yasuko Suspect X (DVD) (Taiwan Version) US$19.49
     Notify Me 
  83. 83 Silent Parade (Blu-ray) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) Fukuyama Masaharu | Shibasaki Ko | Kitamura Kazuki | Okayama Amane Silent Parade (Blu-ray) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) US$59.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  84. 84 Inori no Maku ga Orirutoki Higashino Keigo Inori no Maku ga Orirutoki US$21.99
     Notify Me 
  85. 85 NEMURI NO MORI Xie Wei Li | Higashino Keigo (Author) NEMURI NO MORI US$24.49
  86. 86 Yoake no Machi de (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) Kishitani Goro | Kikawada Masaya | Kimura Tae | Nakamura Masatoshi Yoake no Machi de (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version) US$36.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  87. 87 The Hovering Blade (DVD) (Japan Version) Higashino Keigo | Kawai Kenji | Ito Shiro | Mashiko Shoichi (Director) The Hovering Blade (DVD) (Japan Version) US$23.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  88. 88 Namiya (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Dilraba Dilmurat (Actor) | Karry Wang (Actor) | Dong Zi Jian (Actor) | Hao Lei (Actor) Namiya (2017) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  89. 89 Masquerade Hotel (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Nagasawa Masami (Actor) | Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Hamada Gaku (Actor) | Ukaji Takashi (Actor) Masquerade Hotel (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$68.99
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  90. 90 Shippu Rondo (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Oshima Yuko | Okura Tadayoshi | Horibe Keisuke Shippu Rondo (DVD) (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) US$30.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  91. 91 Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Genya (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Higashino Keigo (Director) | Nakamura Ikuji | Morishita Chisato | Den Den Renzoku Drama W Higashino Keigo - Genya (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$125.49
  92. 92 The Secret (DVD) (Japan Version) Higashino Keigo | David Duchovny | Olivia Thirlby | Vincent Perez (Director) The Secret (DVD) (Japan Version) US$33.49
  93. 93 Higashino Keigo Mysteries (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Higashino Keigo | Mizuki Alisa | Shinohara Ryoko | Nagasawa Masami Higashino Keigo Mysteries (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$185.49
  94. 94 Shippu Rondo (Blu-ray) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) Abe Hiroshi | Okura Tadayoshi | Oshima Yuko | Namase Katsuhisa Shippu Rondo (Blu-ray) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) US$55.99
  95. 95 Meitantei no Okite (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Kazama Toru | Okunuki Kaoru | Yamashita Yorie | Ito Yuko Meitantei no Okite (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$150.49
  96. 96 The Big Bee (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Eguchi Yosuke (Actor) | Nakama Yukie (Actor) | Ayano Go (Actor) | Motoki Masahiro (Actor) The Big Bee (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$15.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  97. 97 The Wings Of The Kirin (2012) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Aragaki Yui (Actor) | Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Matsuzaka Tori (Actor) | Mizobata Junpei (Actor) The Wings Of The Kirin (2012) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
     Notify Me 
  98. 98 The Bonds of the Shooting Star Higashino Keigo The Bonds of the Shooting Star US$12.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  99. 99 Akai Yubi (DVD) (Japan Version) Tanaka Rena | Abe Hiroshi | Nishida Naomi | Matsushige Yutaka Akai Yubi (DVD) (Japan Version) US$33.99
  100. 100 Masquerade Hotel (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) Nagasawa Masami (Actor) | Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Hamada Gaku (Actor) | Ukaji Takashi (Actor) Masquerade Hotel (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version) US$74.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  101. 101 Yougisha X no Kenshin Higashino Keigo Yougisha X no Kenshin US$9.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  102. 102 Himitsu Higashino Keigo Himitsu US$10.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  103. 103 Detective Galileo Higashino Keigo Detective Galileo US$9.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  104. 104 Byakuyako (DVD) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) Yamada Takayuki | Ayase Haruka | Watabe Atsuro | Yo Kimiko Byakuyako (DVD) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) US$176.99
    Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10 (1)
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  105. 105 Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan (DVD Box) (Japan Version) Tabe Mikako | Kimura Fumino | Hamada Tatsuomi | Yamamoto Koji Naniwa Shonen Tanteidan (DVD Box) (Japan Version) US$192.49
     Add to Cart   Save for later 
    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  • Region & Language: No Region Selected - English
  • *Reference Currency: No Reference Currency
 Change Preferences 
Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the features of our site, including the ability to make a purchase.
Cookie Preferences Close

We use data cookies to store your online preferences and collect information. You can use this interface to enable or disable sets of cookies with varying functions.


These cookies are required to use core website features and are automatically enabled when you use the site. They also enable use of the Shopping Cart and Checkout processes, assist in regulatory and security issues, measure traffic and visits, and retrieve order information for affiliate commissions. We use the information collected to evaluate and improve the performance of your shopping experience.
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. Marketing Cookies are placed by third-party providers with our permission, and any information collected may be shared with other organizations such as publishers or advertisers.
These cookies enable us to provide better services based on how users use our website, and allow us to improve our features to deliver better user experience. Information collected is aggregated and anonymous.

    Cancel