Takeshi Kaikō
Kaikō Takeshi 開高 健 | |
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Kaikō Takeshi | |
| Born | 30 December 1930 Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 9 December 1989 (aged 58) Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Genre | Novels, short stories, essays |
Takeshi Kaikō (開高 健, Kaikō Takeshi; 30 December 1930 – 9 December 1989), also known as Ken Kaikō, was a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, and television documentary writer. He was distinguished by his knowledge, intellect, sense of humor and conversational skills, and although his style has been criticized as wordy and obtuse, he was one of the more popular Japanese writers in the late Shōwa period.