Minato Kanae
- Name: Minato Kanae
- Native name: 湊かなえ
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: January, 1973
- Age: 52
She started writing in her thirties. Her first novel Confessions became a bestseller and won the Japanese Booksellers Award.
In youth, she was an avid fan of mystery novels of Edogawa Ranpo, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie, Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe, and Yukito Ayatsuji.
The English edition of Minato's Confessions, published in August 2014, was described by a critic as "the Gone Girl of Japan."
Wall Street Journal selected Confessions as one of the 10 best mysteries of 2014.
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Original Creator
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Wang Fu Shu Jian | 0.0 |
| Rakujitsu | 7.7 |
| Motherhood | 7.7 |
| Yamaonna Nikki Season 3 | 8.3 |
| Poison Daughter, Holy Mother | 7.6 |
| Yamaonna Nikki Season 2: Yama Fesu ni Ikou/Alps no Jou | 7.6 |
| Reverse | 7.8 |
| Yamaonna Nikki | 7.7 |
| Night's Tightrope | 7.1 |
| Ofuku Shokan: Ju Go Nen Go no Hoshu | 7.5 |
| Boukyou | 7.6 |
| Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso | 6.9 |
| N no Tame ni | 8.3 |
| The Murder of Snow White | 7.8 |
| Hana no Kusari | 7.2 |
| Yakou Kanransha | 7.9 |
| A Chorus of Angels | 7.3 |
| Koko Nyushi | 7.3 |
| Shokuzai | 7.2 |
| Kyogu | 6.6 |
| Confessions | 8.4 |
Drama
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|---|---|
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Yamaonna Nikki Season 2: Yama Fesu ni Ikou/Alps no Jou
Japanese Drama, 2017, 2 eps
Female Climber (Part 2)
(Guest Role)
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7.6
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TV Show
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|---|---|
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Goro Deluxe
Japanese TV Show, 2011, 331 eps
01 18 2013
(Guest Role)
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0.0
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Another Sky
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 541 eps
(Ep. 347)
(Guest)
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9.0
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Bokura no Jidai
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps
(Guest)
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0.0
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SmapXSmap
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 920 eps
(2015.07.20)
(Guest)
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8.3
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Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 75 eps
[Judge] (Ep. 61)
(Guest)
|
7.6
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