Ikki Kajiwara

Ikki Kajiwara 梶原 一騎
Kajiwara in a 1973 issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine
Born	Asaki Takamori (1936-09-04)September 4, 1936 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Died	January 21, 1987(1987-01-21) (aged 50) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Author, mangaka, film producer
Pseudonym(s)	Asao Takamori
Notable works	Ashita no Joe Star of the Giants Karate Baka Ichidai Tiger Mask
Spouse(s)	Pai Bing-bing ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1981)​
Children	Pai Hsiao-yen

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Asaki Takamori (高森 朝樹, Takamori Asaki, September 4, 1936 – January 21, 1987), known by the pen names Ikki Kajiwara (梶原 一騎, Kajiwara Ikki) and Asao Takamori (高森 朝, Takamori Asao), was a Japanese author, manga writer, and film producer. He is known for the work about sports and martial arts, with images of heroic young men with the occasional fine details as he moves from one topic to another. He considered Tiger Mask and Star of the Giants to be his life's work.^[1]