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Japanese author and journalist

Kōshun Takami (高見 広春, Takami Kōshun, born 10 January 1969) is a Japanese author and journalist.

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He is best known for his 1999 novelBattle Royale,^[1] which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and four manga series.

Takami was born on 10 January 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program.

From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.

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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 pronunc koushun takami biography books1 LOZUV