Koushun Takami
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Kōshun Takami 高見 広春 | |
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Born | 高見宏治 (Takami Hiroharu) 10 January 1969 Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
Occupation | Author, journalist |
Language | Japanese |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Osaka University |
Genre | Fiction, journalism |
Notable works | Battle Royale |
Kōshun Takami (高見 広春, Takami Kōshun, born 10 January 1969) is a Japanese author and journalist. He is best known for his 1999 novel Battle Royale,[1] which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and three manga series.
Takami was born on 10 January 1969 in
Kōshun Takami was born Hiroharu Takami (高見宏治, Takami Hiroharu). His new given name is a play on word on his original one. Hiroharu is a homophone of ''large spring''. The author then adopted the kanjis 広春 (large spring) and used their on'yomi pronunciation to form his new name: Kōshun.
Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. It was rejected in the final round of the 1997 literary competition Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, due to its controversial content depicting Junior High School children forced to kill one another. When finally published in April 1999, it went on to become a bestseller, and only a year later was made into both a manga and a feature film.
The novel was translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by
Since Battle Royale, Takami has not released any work.
References
- TIME. Monday 30 June 2003. Retrieved on 30 July 2010.
- ^ King, Stephen (4 August 2005). "Kick-Back Books: Stephen King's summer reading list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Anime News Network Retrieved on 24 March 2012
- ^ Anime News Network Retrieved on 24 March 2012
- ^ Battle Royale at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved on 24 March 2012.
- ^ BBC.co.uk Retrieved on 24 March 2012
- ^ Entertainment Weekly.com Retrieved on 24 March 2012
- ^ ‘The Hunger Games,’ a Japanese Original?. ABC News. Retrieved on 24 March 2012.
External links
- Koushun Takami at IMDb