Ikki Kajiwara


Asaki Takamori, known by the pen names Ikki Kajiwara and Asao Takamori, was a Japanese author, manga writer, and film producer. He is known for the work about sports 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 and Star of the Giants to be his life's work.

Biography

The son of an illustrator and editor, Takamori was a notorious juvenile delinquent with an interest in fighting. After World War II, his family moved to Tokyo, 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 rival magazines at the time.
He was married to Atsuko Takamori two times and had three sons and two daughters with her. In 1978, while they were divorced the first time, he married Taiwanese singer Pai Bing-bing and in 1980 fathered a daughter, Pai Hsiao-yen, who was murdered in 1997. Their marriage was dissolved the next year after he engaged in an extramarital affair and committed domestic violence. Pai Bing-bing had to return to Taiwan and raised Hsiao-yen as a single mother.
On May 25, 1983, Kajiwara was arrested for injuring Toshikazu Ishima, deputy director of the Monthly Shonen Magazine. He was released on bail after two months in detention. On March 14, 1985, Kajiwara was sentenced to two years in prison with a three-year reprieve.
On January 21, 1987, Kajiwara died at the age of 50.

Works

Manga

All listings are as Ikki Kajiwara unless otherwise specified.Ai to Makoto Asahi no Koibito Ashita no Joe Akaki Chi no Eleven Champion Futoshi Jūdō Icchokusen Karate Master Karate Jigokuhen Kick no Oni Kurenai no Chōsensha Kyojin no Hoshi Ningen Kyōki Otoko Michi Otoko no Jōken Otoko no Seiza Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden Shikakui Jungle Shin Karate Jigokuhen Tiger Mask Tiger Mask 2nd

Movies

Ai no nagisa Chijou saikyou no karate : documentaryChijou saikyou no karate PART2 : documentaryAme no meguri ai Hishuu monogatari Seiki no shinken shoubu Shijou saikyou no karate kessyuu hen : documentaryMach'78 Karate dai sensou Kakutougi sekai ichi Shikakui jungle : documentaryGekitotsu! Kakutougi Shikakui jungle : documentarySaikyou Saigo no karate : documentaryAshita no Joe Kakutougi Olympic : documentaryLittle Champion Ashita no Joe 2 Star of the Giants
  • ''Modorigawa''