Kan Kikuchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kan Kikuchi

Japanese writer and businessman

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1888

Place of Birth: Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1948

Profession: writer, businessperson, politician, playwright, translator, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hiroshi Kikuchi (?? ?, Kikuchi Hiroshi, December 26, 1888 – March 6, 1948), known by his pen name Kan Kikuchi (which uses the same kanji as his real name), was a Japanese author born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
He established the publishing company Bungeishunju, the monthly magazine of the same name, the Japan Writer's Association and both the Akutagawa and Naoki Prize for popular literature.
He came to prominence for the plays "Madame Pearl" and "Father Returns", but his ample support for the Imperial Japanese war effort led to his marginalization in the postwar period.
He was also the head of Daiei Motion Picture Company (currently Kadokawa Pictures).
He is known to have been an avid player of Mahjong.