Takuji Ichikawa

Takuji Ichikawa
Native name
市川拓司
Born (1962-10-07) October 7, 1962 (age 62)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationNovelist
NationalityJapanese

Takuji Ichikawa (市川 拓司, Ichikawa Takuji, born 7 October 1962) is a Japanese novelist. Ichikawa's bestsellers include Ima ai ni yukimasu (いま、会いにゆきます, Be with You) (2003),[1] Ren'ai shashin (Love's Photographs) (2003) and Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku (Say Hello to Him When the Time Comes) (2004).[2][3]

His works are also adapted for Japanese films such as Be with You (2004), Heavenly Forest (2006), and Japanese TV series 14 Months (2003). The 2004 film Be with You became a box office hit, thrusting him into the limelight. A 2018 South Korean remake of the same film was also a box office hit in South Korea.[4][5]

In 2019 Ichikawa joined the curated group of award-winning Japanese authors, Red Circle Authors.[6]

  1. ^ Nathan, Richard (7 October 2019). "Interview with Takuji Ichikawa the multi-million selling Japanese author best known for his novel 'Be With You". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Such a Gentle Ending of the World". Japanese Writers' House. October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Profile of Takuji Ichikawa". Red Circle Authors. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ Soh, Joanne (11 April 2018). "Movie Review: Be with You". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ La Force, Thessaly (7 May 2020). "Catch Up on Korean Cinema From Your Couch". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ Nathan, Richard (23 September 2019). "Takuji Ichikawa, one of Japan's most successful and unusual storytellers, joins Red Circle". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved 23 September 2019.