Rikako Akiyoshi - Japanese Novelist and Screenwriter

Rikako Akiyoshi (Japanese: 秋吉理香子) is a Japanese novelist and writer whose works have been adapted into films and television drama series.

Literary and Media Adaptations

Several of Akiyoshi's published novels have served as the basis for screen adaptations in Japanese cinema and television.

Movies

• The Dark Maidens (Ankoku Joshi, 2017) – based on her original novel.

Television Drama Series

• Getsuya Kouro: Kotae wa Meisaku no Naka ni (NTV, 2026) – based on her original novel.
• Justice Monster (Zettai Seigi, Fuji TV-Tokai TV, 2019) – based on her original novel.