Haruki Kadokawa (è§'å· æ˜¥æ¨¹, Kadokawa Haruki, born January 8, 1942
in Tokyo) is a Japanese publisher, film producer, director and
screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa and inherited the
position of president of the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten in 1975.
Under his guidance, the company soon branched into film production,
and by 1994 Kadokawa had produced close to 60 films, many of them
box-office hits. After being forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten in
1994 due to a smuggling conviction, he established another company,
Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, that has also been involved in the
publishing and film production industries.Haruki's father was Genyoshi
Kadokawa, the founder of Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Shoten.
After graduating from high school, Haruki was accepted into the
literature department of Waseda University. However, with his father's
influence, he was enrolled in Kokugakuin University instead. Haruki
graduated in 1964 with a degree in literature and joined his father's
company the next year.Upon Genyoshi's death in 1975, Haruki took over
as the company's president. He quickly turned the publisher's
direction, changing the company that had previously been known for its
serious literary and educational works into creators of popular
fiction.Kadokawa soon also branched out into the film business. His
goal was to try to reap synergy benefits by creating film adaptations
of the publishing house's most popular books and marketing them
simultaneously. The company's first film was the 1976 release The
Inugamis, directed by Kon Ichikawa and adopted from a Kadokawa Shoten
published novel written by Seishi Yokomizo. Due to an aggressive
marketing campaign, the film ended as the second-largest earner of the
year in Japan.
in Tokyo) is a Japanese publisher, film producer, director and
screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa and inherited the
position of president of the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten in 1975.
Under his guidance, the company soon branched into film production,
and by 1994 Kadokawa had produced close to 60 films, many of them
box-office hits. After being forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten in
1994 due to a smuggling conviction, he established another company,
Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, that has also been involved in the
publishing and film production industries.Haruki's father was Genyoshi
Kadokawa, the founder of Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Shoten.
After graduating from high school, Haruki was accepted into the
literature department of Waseda University. However, with his father's
influence, he was enrolled in Kokugakuin University instead. Haruki
graduated in 1964 with a degree in literature and joined his father's
company the next year.Upon Genyoshi's death in 1975, Haruki took over
as the company's president. He quickly turned the publisher's
direction, changing the company that had previously been known for its
serious literary and educational works into creators of popular
fiction.Kadokawa soon also branched out into the film business. His
goal was to try to reap synergy benefits by creating film adaptations
of the publishing house's most popular books and marketing them
simultaneously. The company's first film was the 1976 release The
Inugamis, directed by Kon Ichikawa and adopted from a Kadokawa Shoten
published novel written by Seishi Yokomizo. Due to an aggressive
marketing campaign, the film ended as the second-largest earner of the
year in Japan.
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