Claim: Ikki Kajiwara, a Japanese mangaka known for Ashita no Joe, Star of the Giants, Karate Baka Ichidai, and Tiger Mask, was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Evidence: Author, mangaka, film producer Ashita no Joe
Star of the Giants
Karate Baka Ichidai
Tiger Mask Asaki Takamori
(1936-09-04)September 4, 1936
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka (福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, pronounced [ɸɯ̥kɯokaꜜɕi) is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Asaki Takamori (高森 朝樹, Takamori Asaki, September 4, 1936 – January 21, 1987), known by the pen names Ikki Kajiwara (梶原 一騎, Kajiwara Ikki) and Asao Takamori (高森 朝, Takamori Asao), was a Japanese author, manga writer, and film producer.