Kan Kikuchi
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Hiroshi Kikuchi (菊池 寛 Kikuchi Hiroshi?) (December 26, 1888 - March 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 Bungei Shunju Inc., the monthly magazine Bungei Shunju (文藝春秋?), the Japan Writer's Association and the Akutagawa and Naoki Prize for popular literature. He was also the head of Daiei Motion Picture Studios (now 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?)
- Tōjūrō no Koi (藤十郎の恋?)
- Shinju Fujin (真珠夫人?)
