Kaoru Kurimoto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kaoru Kurimoto
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1953(1953-02-13)
Age	71
Date Of Death	May 26, 2009, Tokyo, Japan
Birthplace	Katsushika
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Kaoru Kurimoto Biography

Kaoru Kurimoto is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on February 13, 1953 in Katsushika, Japan. Kaoru Kurimoto (栗本 薫 , Kurimoto Kaoru, February 13, 1953 – May 26, 2009) was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka (今岡 純代 , Imaoka Sumiyo) , a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name Azusa Nakajima (中島 梓 , Nakajima Azusa) to write criticism and music. She was known for her record-breaking 130-volume Guin Saga series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Russian. Her style has been described as being part of the New Wave science fiction movement. Outside of her literary endeavors, she was a playwright, composer, and pianist who performed with her own jazz ensemble, the Azusa Nakajima Trio.

She died on May 26, 2009, aged 56, in a Tokyo hospital, from pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed in 2007. She had been writing the 130th volume of the Guin Saga up until May 23, 2009. Kurimoto was given a special award posthumously by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan association.

Kaoru Kurimoto Net Worth

Kaoru Kurimoto is one of the richest Novelist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kaoru Kurimoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kurimoto was born in Tokyo and studied literature at Waseda University, graduating in 1975. Still in her twenties, she won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers (Criticism), as Azusa Nakajima, in 1977, and the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1978 for “Our Era”. This spectacular introduction to the literary world drew a lot of attention, especially as she was the youngest ever winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize. Her use of two pen names was also discussed, and shortly after she won the Rampo prize, Heibon Panchi magazine featured a conversation between the “two” writers.

Her writing shows the influence of Mori Mari, with a number of her works featuring homosexual love, and her 1979 novel, Mayonaka no Tenshi (真夜中の天使; Midnight Angel) played an important part in the creation of the shonen-ai/yaoi genres, “pioneering interest” in them before they became widely popular. She has also supported yaoi in her work as Nakajima. She was also heavily involved with the first issue of the yaoi magazine June in 1978, contributing stories and criticism as Kaoru Kurimoto and Azusa Nakajima, as well as using a number of other pseudonyms.

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Who is Kaoru Kurimoto Dating?

According to our records, Kaoru Kurimoto married to Kiyoshi Imaoka. As of December 1, 2023, Kaoru Kurimoto’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Adoracion Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kaoru Kurimoto celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.