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Natsuo Kirino

Japanese writer

  • Fame57.6
  • Momentum6.4
  • Wikipedia10.9K
Born 1951 · age 75Japan
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  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Age
    75
    Born 1951
  • Known for
    A Tender Place
    2001
Summary
Updated 2026-06-10

Natsuo Kirino is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction.

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57.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum6.4
Historical23.3
Now attention29.4
Source confidence70.0
Completeness65.0
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