Takeshi Kaikō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Takeshi Kaikō

Japanese writer and activist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1930

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1989

Profession: screenwriter, writer, contributing editor, journalist, novelist, peace activist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Takeshi Kaiko (?? ?, Kaiko Takeshi, 30 December 1930 – 9 December 1989) was a prominent post-World War II 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 Showa period.