Otohiko Kaga, a novelist who used his experience as a psychiatrist to write novels that looked deeply into the inner workings of human beings, died of old age on the 12th of this month.
he was 93 years old.
Born in Tokyo, Kaga studied psychiatry at the University of Tokyo, worked as a detention center technician, and then went to study in France. .
After that, he continued to write novels such as "Declaration", which depicts the limited days until death row prisoners are executed, and "Wetland", which deals with the theme of false charges, making use of his experience as a psychiatrist. I received
He also has a strong interest in social issues, and has served as an editorial committee member for "Complete Literature on Hansen's Disease," a collection of works by former Hansen's disease patients. bottom.
For these achievements, in 2011 he was selected as a Person of Cultural Merit.
He released a new work even after he was over 90 years old, and published a complete collection of full-length novels two years ago, but according to his family, Mr. Kaga passed away due to old age on the 12th of this month.