Kan Kikuchi

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A set photograph of 1919.The first left is Kan Kikuchi. The second is Ryūnosuke Akutagawa from the left.
A set photograph of 1919.The first left is Kan Kikuchi. The second is Ryūnosuke Akutagawa from the left.

Hiroshi Kikuchi (菊池 寛 Kikuchi Hiroshi?) (December 26, 1888March 6, 1948), known by his pen name Kan Kikuchi (which utilises the same kanji as his real name), was a Japanese author born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. He established the publishing company Bungeishunjū, the monthly magazine of the same name, the Japan Writer's Association and both the Akutagawa and Naoki Prize for popular literature. He was also the head of Daiei Motion Picture Company (currently Kadokawa Pictures). He is known to have been an avid player of Mahjong.

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  • Okujō no Kyōjin (屋上の狂人?)
  • Chichi Kaeru (父帰る?)
  • Mumei Sakka no Nikki (無名作家の日記?)
  • Onshū no Kanata ni (恩讐の彼方に?)
  • Tadanaokyō Gyōjōki (忠直卿行状記?)
  • Rangaku Kotohajime (蘭学事始?) [1]
  • Tōjūrō no Koi (藤十郎の恋?)
  • Shinju Fujin (真珠夫人?)

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