Tatsumi Kakihara

Tatsumi Kakihara

Profile

Gender:

Male

Date of birth:

unknown

Location:

Japan

Position:

Screenplay

Years active:

2010, 2013-present

Also known as Suna Sunahara. His pen name's last name can also be Suhara.

Tatsumi Kakihara (柿原 巽 ,Kakihara Tatsumi) is a Japanese screenplay writer and mystery writer. He also used an alias Suna Sunahara (砂原 砂 ,Sunahara Suna) in the Detective Conan anime.

Biography

Tatsumi Kakihara joined the Detective Conan anime production in 2010, during which he went by the pen name Suna Sunahara (砂原 砂) and wrote the screenplay of Episode 591: The House with the Aquarium.

In 2013, Kakihara returned and wrote two more anime original screenplays; the same year, his mystery novel Bird Cage Princess and 3 Mysterious Stories (鳥籠姫と3つの謎の物語) was published. Currently Kakihara is giving lectures on deduction-themed scriptwriting at Yomiuri Culture (よみうりカルチャー).

Masaki Tsuji once disclosed that "Tatsumi Kakihara" is yet another pseudonym used by a Detective Conan screenplay writer.

Scenarios written

Number of case scenarios written under the name of Suna Sunahara: 1 (1 episode)

• The House with the Aquarium (Episode 591)

Number of case scenarios written under the name of Tatsumi Kakihara: 2 (2 episodes)

• The Roses in the Vineyard (Episode 695)
• The Diamond, the Painting, and the Great Actress (Episode 729)

Other Detective Conan works

As Suna Sunahara:

• Detective Conan Character Visual Book

Other notable works

Manga

As Tatsumi Kakihara:

• Bird Cage Princess and 3 Mysterious Stories

References

1. 柿原巽 - Atwiki
2. 砂原砂 - Atwiki
3. Detective Conan Staff Listing