The son of an illustrator and editor, Takamori was a notorious
juvenile delinquent with an interest in fighting. After
World War II, his family moved to
Tokyo, where he jumped schools until landing a job as a novelist at 17. He adopted the pen names Ikki Kajiwara and Asao Takamori, since he was writing for rival magazines at the time. He was married to Atsuko Takamori two times and had three sons and two daughters with her. In 1978, while they were divorced the first time, he married Taiwanese singer
Pai Bing-bing and in 1980 fathered a daughter, Pai Hsiao-yen, who was
murdered in 1997. Their marriage was dissolved the next year after he engaged in an extramarital affair and committed domestic violence. Pai Bing-bing had to return to Taiwan and raised Hsiao-yen as a single mother. On May 25, 1983, Kajiwara was arrested for injuring Toshikazu Ishima, deputy director of the
Monthly Shonen Magazine. He was released on bail after two months in detention. On March 14, 1985, Kajiwara was sentenced to two years in prison with a
three-year reprieve. On January 21, 1987, Kajiwara died at the age of 50. == Works ==