Kaiji Kawaguchi

Kaiji Kawaguchi
Born	(1948-07-27) July 27, 1948 Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Actor The Silent Service Zipang A Spirit of the Sun
Awards	11th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga – Actor 14th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga – The Silent Service 26th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga – Zipang 51st Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga – A Spirit of the Sun

Kaiji Kawaguchi (Japanese: 川口開治 or かわぐちかいじ, Hepburn: Kawaguchi Kaiji, born July 27, 1948) is a Japanese manga author whose works include Eagle and Zipang. Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situations. He received the Kodansha Manga Award three times, for Actor in 1987, for The Silent Service in 1990, and for Zipang in 2002.^[1]^[2] He has also received the Shogakukan Manga Award, for A Spirit of the Sun in 2006.^[3]

Works

Gunka no Hibiki (1975–76), story by Ryō Hanmura
Terror no Keifu (1975)
Pro: Mahjong-kai no Hikari to Kage (1981–84)
Iki ni Kanzu (1983), story by Yūjirō Yoshida
Hard & Loose (1983–87), story by Marley Carib
Kiba-Ken (1984–85), story by Fumio Azuma
Actor (1985)
Ai Monogatari (1987–89)
The Silent Service (1989)
Medusa (1990–94)
Mosaren Bugi (1991–92)
Shisetsu Tantei Akai Kiba (1991), story by Azusa Katsume
Gokudou Shippuden: Bakudan (1992)
Tantei Hammer (1992)
YELLOW (1995), story by Shinji Miyazaki
Cocoro (1997)
Araragi Tokkyu (1997)
Eagle (1997–2001)
Ruri no kamikaze (1998)
Bullet & Beast (1998–99)
Confession (1999), story by Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Seizon Life (2000), story by Nobuyuki Fukumoto
The Battery (2001)
Kuroi Taiyō (2001)
Zipang (2001–09)
A Spirit of the Sun (2003–10)
Kousetsu Mahjong Shinsengumi (2006–07)
Ginrou ni Kodoku wo Mita (2007), story by Saho Sasazawa
Hyōma no Hata (2011–14)
Boku wa Beatles (2011–12), story by Tetsuo Fujii
Rijin no Fushigi na Yakyū (Jo) (2012)
Zipang: Shinsō Kairyū (2012– )
Burai-hen (2013)

References

↑ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
↑ 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社｢おもしろくて、ためになる｣出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

External links

Kaiji Kawaguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Kodansha Manga Award – General

1980s	Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka (1982) P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon (1983) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1984) Okashi na Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki (1985) Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (1986) Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi (1987) Bonobono by Mikio Igarashi and Be-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1988) Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (1989)

1990s	The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Gorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (1990) Kachō Kōsaku Shima by Kenshi Hirokane and Waru by Jun Fukami (1991) Naniwa Kin'yūdō by Yūji Aoki (1992) Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1993) Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto (1994) Hanada Shōnen Shi by Makoto Isshiki (1995) Ping-Pong Club by Minoru Furuya (1996) Dragon Head by Minetarō Mochizuki (1997) Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and Sōten Kōro by King Gonta (1999) Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki (1999)

2000s	Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (2000) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2001) Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2002) The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa by Kazumi Yamashita (2003) Basilisk by Masaki Segawa (2004) Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita (2005) Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (2006) Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi (2007) Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008) Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (2009)

2010s	Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto (2010) March Comes in like a Lion by Chica Umino and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2011) Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2012) Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (2013) Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota (2014) Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei (2015) Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki (2016)

Shogakukan Manga Award – General

1950s	Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955) Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956) Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957) Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958) Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)

1960s	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961) Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962) Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963) Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964) Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967) Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968) Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)

1970s	Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970) Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971) Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972) Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973) The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974) Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975) Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976) Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977) Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978) Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)

1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)

1990s	F by Noboru Rokuda (1990) Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991) Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992) Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993) Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994) Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995) Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996) Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997) Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)

2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Team Medical Dragon by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)

2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yūki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015)

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