Hiroh Kikai

Hiroh Kikai (鬼海弘雄, Kikai Hiroo^{[n 1]}, 18 March 1945 – 19 October 2020) was a Japanese photographer. He was born in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture.

He was best known within Japan for four series of monochrome photographs: scenes of buildings in and close to Tokyo, portraits of people in the Asakusa area of Tokyo, and rural and town life in India and Turkey.

Kikai died of lymphoma on 19 October 2020 at the age of 75.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

↑ When romanized, the name is usually spelled "Hiroh" but sometimes "Hiroo"; in French contexts, sometimes "Hirô".

References

↑ 鬼海弘雄氏が死去　写真家, Nihon Keizai Shinbun, 19 October 2020 (accessed 19 October 2020).
↑ 鬼海弘雄さん死去　写真家「Persona」, Tokyo Shinbun, 20 October 2020 (accessed 20 October 2020).
↑ 摄影师｜鬼海弘雄：将人类永恒不变的东西，以肖像记录下来, The Paper (Shanghai), 20 October 2020 (accessed 20 October 2020).

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[1] When romanized, the name is usually spelled "Hiroh" but sometimes "Hiroo"; in French contexts, sometimes "Hirô".

[2] 鬼海弘雄氏が死去　写真家, Nihon Keizai Shinbun, 19 October 2020 (accessed 19 October 2020).

[3] 鬼海弘雄さん死去　写真家「Persona」, Tokyo Shinbun, 20 October 2020 (accessed 20 October 2020).

[4] 摄影师｜鬼海弘雄：将人类永恒不变的东西，以肖像记录下来, The Paper (Shanghai), 20 October 2020 (accessed 20 October 2020).

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