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Also known as Kenzo Takada, Takada Kenzō, Takada Kenzo

Japanese fashion designer (1939-2020)

OverviewAI-generated

Kenzō Takada (1939–2020) was a Japanese male figure associated with the creation of video game music. His professional activities included contributions to the vgm genre. He was born on February 27, 1939, and died on October 4, 2020.

Takada is listed as an author with two works, including titles related to the Epstein-Barr virus and human cancer, as well as a work titled Japan. Additional records indicate a total of five works associated with his name. His name is written in kana as たかだ けんぞう.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Epstein-Barr virus and human cancer
  • Epstein-Barr virus and human cancer
  • Japan

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1970-08-02
vgmvideo game music

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Key facts

Born
( 1939-02-27 ) 27 February 1939, Himeji , Hyōgo, Empire of Japan
Died
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) (aged 81), Neuilly-sur-Seine , Île-de-France, France
Alma mater
Bunka Fashion College
Occupations
Fashion designer, film director
Known for
Founder of Kenzo
Partner
Xavier de Castella
Awards
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Kenzō Takada (高田 賢三, Takada Kenzō; [takada kenꜜzoː]; 27 February 1939 – 4 October 2020) was a Japanese–French fashion designer living in France. He founded Kenzo, a worldwide clothing brand that also markets skincare and perfumes. Takada was the honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kenzō Takada” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.