Kenzo Kitakata

Kenzo Kitakata

personal-info

known-for

Writing

gender

Male

birthday

1947-10-26

place-of-birth

Karatsu, Saga, Japan

also-known-as

biography

Kenzo Kitakata (北方 謙三, Kitakata Kenzō, born October 26, 1947) is a Japanese novelist, especially known for his hardboiled novels. He studied law at Chuo University in the early 1970s. He served as the 10th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1997 to 2001.