, known by the pen names and , was a Japanese

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, manga writer, and film producer. He is known for the work about

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and martial arts, 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'' to be his life's work.

Biography

The son of an illustrator and editor, Takamori was a notorious

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with an interest on fighting. After

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, his family moved to

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, 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 af ...

, 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) * '' Asahi no Koibito'' (as Asao Takamori, art:

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) * ''

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) * ''

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 cons ...

'' (art: Mitsuyoshi Sonoda) * '' Champion Futoshi'' (art:

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) * '' Jūdō Icchokusen'' (art: Shinji Nagashima) * '' Karate Baka Ichidai'' (art: Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru) * '' Karate Jigokuhen'' (art: Ken Nakajō) * '' Kick no Oni'' (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'' (art: Yasuo Nakano) * '' Otoko Michi'' (art: Takao Yaguchi) * '' Otoko no Jōken'' (art:

) * '' Otoko no Seiza'' (art: Kunichika Harada) * ''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) * ''

'' (art: Naoki Tsuji) * '' Tiger Mask 2nd'' (art: Junichi Miyata) * '' Yuuyake Banchō'' (art: Toshio Shōji)

Movies

* '' Ai no nagisa''（1976） * '' Chijou saikyou no karate''（1976年）:documentary * '' Chijou saikyou no karate PART2''（1976）:documentary * '' Ame no meguri ai''（1977） * '' Hishuu monogatari''（1977）（director：

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、plot：

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） * '' Seiki no shinken shoubu Shijou saikyou no karate kessyuu hen''（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 * ''

''（1980） * '' Kakutougi Olympic''（1980）:documentary * '' Little Champion''（1981） * '' Ashita no Joe 2'' （1981） * '' Star of the Giants''（1982） * '' Modorigawa''（1983）（director：

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, plot：

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、original story： Mikihiko Renjō「Modorigawa Shinjuu」）

References

* ''

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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