Takeshi Kaikō
Japanese novelist
Takeshi Kaikō was a prominent post-World War II Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, and television documentary writer. Wikipedia
Born: December 30, 1930, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Japan
Died: December 9, 1989 (age 58 years), Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Books: Into a black sun, Hadaka no Ōsama, Japan's Threepenny Opera, and more
Movies: Giants and Toys and Shonin no isu
Children: Michiko Kaikō
Spouse: Yoko Maki (m. 1952–1989)