Seiji Tsutsumi

Seiji Tsutsumi
堤 清二
Professional headshot of a middle-aged Japanese man
Undated photo of Tsutsumi
Born(1927-03-30)March 30, 1927
Tokyo, Japan
DiedNovember 25, 2013(2013-11-25) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Other names
  • Takashi Tsuji
  • Ikuo Yokose
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • writer
  • poet
Years active1954–2011
Employers
Organizations
Known for
  • Founder of Saison Group
  • Writer and poet
Spouses
  • Motoko Yamaguchi
    (m. 1955; div. 1964)
  • Asako Mizuno
    (m. 1968)
Children2
ParentYasujirō Tsutsumi (father)
RelativesYoshiaki Tsutsumi (half-brother)
AwardsPerson of Cultural Merit (2012)

Seiji Tsutsumi (堤 清二, Tsutsumi Seiji, March 30, 1927 − November 25, 2013) was a Japanese businessperson, author and poet, also known by the pen names Takashi Tsujii (辻井 喬, Tsujii Takashi) and Ikuo Yokose (横瀬 郁夫, Yokose Ikuo).[1]

  1. ^ Moramarco, Fred S.; Zolynas, Al (December 2004). The poetry of men's lives: an international anthology. University of Georgia Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-8203-2351-0. Retrieved 16 September 2011.