Native Name: | 角川 源義 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1917 |
Birth Place: | Toyama, Toyama Prefecture Japan |
Death Place: | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Education: | Kokugakuin University |
Occupation: | Author, business magnate |
Years Active: | 1945–1975 |
Era: | Shōwa era |
Organization: | Kadokawa Shoten |
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Successor: | Haruki Kadokawa |
Party: | Japan Socialist Party |
Spouse: | Fumiko Suzuki |
Children: | Jun Henmi Haruki Kadokawa Tsuguhiko Kadokawa |
Genyoshi Kadokawa (9 October 1917 – 27 October 1975[1]) was the founder of Kadokawa Shoten.[2] [3] Several academic prizes have been named in his honor.[4] [5]