Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume. (from Wikipedia)

1963年生まれ。北海道小樽市出身。 世界妖怪協会、全日本妖怪推進委員会肝煎。 古典遊戯研究会紙舞会員。お化け大學校・水木しげる学部教授。 1994年 「姑獲鳥の夏」でデビュー。 1996年 「魍魎の匣」で第49回日本推理作家協会賞長編部門受賞。 1997年 「嗤う伊右衛門」で第25回泉鏡花賞受賞。 2000年　第8回桑沢賞受賞。 2003年 「覘き小平次」で第16回山本周五郎賞を受賞。 2004年 「後巷説百物語」で第130回直木賞受賞。 2011年 「西巷説百物語」で第24回柴田錬三郎賞受賞。 2016年 遠野文化賞受賞。