Hiroshi Shima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hiroshi Shima

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2003

Profession: novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hiroshi Shima (? ???, 1918–2003, real name Kaoru Kishiue,?? ?) was a Japanese novelist, Hansen's disease patient and the chief editor of a literary coterie journal Kazan Chitai (Lava belt).
His letter prompted a lawsuit resulting in the compensation due to the unconstitutionality of the Japanese leprosy prevention law.