Kaiji Kawaguchi

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 and Kuubo Ibuki in 2014.[3]

Kaiji Kawaguchi
Born (1948-07-27) July 27, 1948
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Actor
The Silent Service
Zipang
A Spirit of the Sun
Awards11th 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
63rd Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga - Kūbo Ibuki

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)
  • Kuubo Ibuki (2014)

References
  1. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  2. "Archived copy" 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. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2007-08-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
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