Kikuoka Kuri

Infobox Writer
name = Kuri Kikuoka

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caption = Kikuoka Kuri
birthdate = 8 March 1909
birthplace = Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
deathdate = 22 April 1970
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occupation = Novelist, literary critic
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influenced = nihongo|Kuri Kikuoka|菊岡 久利,|Kikuoka Kuri|extra=8 March 1909-22 April 1970 was the pen-name of a Japanese author of poetry and novels active in Showa period Japan. His real name was Takagi Mutsuo.

Biography

Kiukoka was born in Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture. His grandfather was from the "samurai" class and was an official in the Tsugaru domain. Interested in literature from an early age, he dropped out of high school (where he was studying the Russian language, and became a disciple of Ozaki Kihachi. Politically, he was also drawn to the anarchist movement.

In the post-World War II era, he worked for Radio Tokyo, and later at Daiei Movie Studios as a producer, and cooperated extensively with noted author Yokomitsu Riichi. In 1947, he also joined Takami Jun's literary criticism circle, "Nihon Shoraiha" ("Japan's Future Society"). He also began writing novels. His novel, "Osurubeki Kodomotachi" ("Frightening Children") was nominated for the prestigious Naoki Award in 1949.