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, known by the pen names and , was a Japanese
author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
,
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
writer, and film producer. He is known for the work about
sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...
and
martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
, with images of heroic young men with the occasional fine details as he moves from one topic to another. He considered ''
Tiger Mask is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's ''Bokura Magazine'' from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1970 to ...
'' and ''
Star of the Giants is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using fic ...
'' to be his life's work.


Biography

The son of an illustrator and editor, Takamori was a notorious
juvenile delinquent Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, is the act of participating in unlawful behavior as a minor or individual younger than the statutory age of majority. In the United States of America, a juvenile delinquent is a person ...
with an interest on fighting. After
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, his family moved to
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, where he jumped schools until landing a job as a novelist at 17. He adopted the pen names Ikki Kajiwara and Asao Takamori, since he was writing for a rival magazine at the time.Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy Helen. (2006). ''The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition''. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. . He was married to
Pai Bing-bing Pai Hsueh-hua (born 17 May 1955), born Pai Yueh-o, better known by her stage name Pai Bing-bing (also spelled Pai Ping-ping), is a Taiwanese singer, actress, media personality and social activist. Life and career Born to an impoverished family ...
and fathered a daughter,
Pai Hsiao-yen Pai Hsiao-yen (; 23 June 1980 – 20 April 1997) was the only daughter of popular Taiwanese TV host and actress Pai Bing-bing and Japanese author Ikki Kajiwara. Abduction, murder, and island-wide manhunt Abduction Pai Hsiao-yen disappeared aft ...
, who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in 1997.


Works


Manga

All listings are as Ikki Kajiwara unless otherwise specified. * ''
Ai to Makoto is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1974 and into four live-action films in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2012. TV series Cast * Yūsuke ...
'' (art:
Takumi Nagayasu Takumi (匠) is a Japanese word meaning "artisan". It is also a masculine Japanese given name or a surname using various kanji characters. The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Possible writings Takumi can be written using ...
) * ''
Asahi no Koibito Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to: Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi (旭 ...
'' (as Asao Takamori, art:
Eiji Kazama Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "prosperity, peace" *, "great, peace" *, "great, second" *, "eternity, next" The name can also be written in ...
) * ''
Ashita no Joe is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man named ...
'' (art:
Tetsuya Chiba is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. Chiba's works include ''Ashita no Joe'', his best known work, and ''Notari Matsutarō''. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. Life He was born in Ch ...
) * ''
Akaki Chi no Eleven is manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara with drawings by Mitsuyoshi Sonoda. An anime adaption directed by Ken Yamada and produced by Kimio Ikeda, Hiroshi Mishima and Takahashi Noboyuki for Tokyo TV Doga aired between 1970 and 1971, which consi ...
'' (art:
Mitsuyoshi Sonoda was a Japanese manga artist. During the time in which manga was often distributed through lending libraries, Sonoda used the pen name . His best known works are '' Akatasuki Sentōtai'', '' Sangokushi'' and ''Akakichi no Eleven''. ''Akatasuki ...
) * ''
Champion Futoshi A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, a ...
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Tatsuo Yoshida was a Japanese cartoonist, writer, manga artist and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. Biography Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as worki ...
) * ''
Jūdō Icchokusen is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
'' (art:
Shinji Nagashima , better known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. His pseudonym came about due to a publisher's error when printing his name, and he continued using the pseudonym after that. His oldest son is classical guitarist ...
) * ''
Karate Baka Ichidai is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama. The manga was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magaz ...
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Jirō Tsunoda Jirō Tsunoda (Japanese: つのだじろう ''Tsunoda Jirō'', born 3 July 1936) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known in Japan for his horror manga series such as '' Kyōfu Shinbun'' and '' Ushiro no Hyakutarō'' as well as illustrator of the ...
and Jōya Kagemaru) * ''
Karate Jigokuhen (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian ...
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) * ''
Kick no Oni , also known as ''The Demon of Kickboxing'', is a manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Kentaro Nakajou. It was based on the life of the kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura. History Written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Kentaro Nak ...
'' (art: Ken Nakajō) * '' Kurenai no Chōsensha'' (as Asao Takamori, art: Ken Nakajō) * ''
Kyojin no Hoshi is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using f ...
'' (art:
Noboru Kawasaki is a Japanese manga artist. He is most famous for illustrating the series ''Star of the Giants''. He won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969 for ''Animal 1'' and ''Inakappe Taishō'' as well as the eighth Kodansha Children's Manga Award for ' ...
) * ''
Ningen Kyōki Ningen ( ja, 人間) is " human being" in Japanese language. Ningen may refer to: * ''Ningen'' (1962 film), a Japanese drama film * ''Ningen'' (2013 film), a Japanese-Turkish drama film * Ningen (folklore), a gigantic humanoid whale-like creatur ...
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Yasuo Nakano Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *安雄, "tranquil, male" *安男, "tranquil, man" *安夫, "tranquil, husband" *安 ...
) * '' Otoko Michi'' (art:
Takao Yaguchi , real name , was a Japanese manga artist. He specialized in manga with ecological messages. His most famous manga was ''Fisherman Sanpei'', which won the Kodansha Children's Manga Award in 1974. Biography Takao Yaguchi was born on 28 October ...
) * ''
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Noboru Kawasaki is a Japanese manga artist. He is most famous for illustrating the series ''Star of the Giants''. He won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969 for ''Animal 1'' and ''Inakappe Taishō'' as well as the eighth Kodansha Children's Manga Award for ' ...
) * '' Otoko no Seiza'' (art:
Kunichika Harada Toyohara Kunichika ( ja, 豊原 国周; 30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada ...
) * ''Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden'' (art: Kunichika Harada) * '' Samurai Giants'' (art: Kō Inoue) * '' Shikakui Jungle'' (as Asao Takamori, art: Ken Nakajō) * '' Shin Karate Jigokuhen'' (art: Ken Nakajō) * ''
Tiger Mask is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's ''Bokura Magazine'' from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1970 to ...
'' (art: Naoki Tsuji) * '' Tiger Mask 2nd'' (art:
Junichi Miyata Jun'ichi or Junichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Junichi can be written using different kanji characters. "Ichi" is nearly always written with the character ("one") or its ''daiji'' (large numerals) form , while "jun" mi ...
) * ''
Yuuyake Banchō is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Toshio Shoji. The term "Banchō (position), banchō" refers to the leader of youth delinquents in Japan. Plot Chuuji Akagi has just transferred to a new school and soon d ...
'' (art: Toshio Shōji)


Movies

* ''
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''（1976） * '' Chijou saikyou no karate''（1976年）:documentary * '' Chijou saikyou no karate PART2''（1976）:documentary * ''
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''（1977） * '' Hishuu monogatari''（1977）（director：
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Atsushi Yamatoya was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. His son is a fellow screenwriter and race horse owner . Life and career Yamatoya was born in Horonaicho, Mikasa, Hokkaido and raised in Tokyo. He graduated from the First Department of Litera ...
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''（1977） :documentary * '' Mach'78''（1978） * '' Karate dai sensou''（1978） * '' Kakutougi sekai ichi Shikakui jungle''（1978） :documentary * '' Gekitotsu! Kakutougi Shikakui jungle''（1979）:documentary * '' Saikyou Saigo no karate''（1980） :documentary * ''
Ashita no Joe is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man named ...
''（1980） * '' Kakutougi Olympic''（1980）:documentary * ''
Little Champion Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
''（1981） * '' Ashita no Joe 2'' （1981） * ''
Star of the Giants is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using fic ...
''（1982） * '' Modorigawa''（1983）（director：
Tatsumi Kumashiro was a Japanese film director known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning ''Roman Porno'' films, such as ''Ichijo's Wet Lust'' (1972) and ''The Woman with Red Hair'' (1979). He was the most highly acclaimed director of the early Nikkatsu Ro ...
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Haruhiko Arai is a Japanese screenwriter. He is also a publisher and an editor of the ''Eiga Geijutsu'' magazine and a professor of the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. Career Arai won the Mainichi Film Award for best screenplay for the film ''W's Traged ...
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Mikihiko Renjō was a Japanese writer, winner of the Naoki Prize. He was also an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū, Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. Life He was born in Nagoya, and graduated from the Political Economy Department of Wased ...
「Modorigawa Shinjuu」）


References

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Bakuman is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for '' Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2 ...
'' manga by
Tsugumi Ohba is the pen name of a Japanese manga writer, best known for authoring the ''Death Note'' manga series with illustrator Takeshi Obata from 2003 to 2006, which has 30 million collected volumes in circulation. The duo's second series, ''Bakuman.'' ...
, chapter 5, page 16–17. It is mentioned there that, by the time he was working on ''Ashita no Joe'', Kajiwara was working in five series at the same time (''Joe'' included).


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kajiwara Ikki 1936 births 1987 deaths Japanese film producers Japanese writers Manga writers Gekiga creators Writers from Kumamoto Prefecture