Kagemasa Kōzuki

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Kagemasa Kōzuki
上月景正
Born (1940-11-12) 12 November 1940 (age 83)
EducationKansai University
Occupation(s)Businessman and industrialist
Known forPrincipal founder of Konami
TitleChairman, Konami

Kagemasa Kōzuki (上月 景正, Kōzuki Kagemasa, 12 November 1940) is a Japanese industrialist who is the founder and chairman of Konami, a Japanese entertainment company.[1] He is also known as Kaz Kozuki.[2]

Career

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Kagemasa Kōzuki founded Konami Industry Co., Ltd. in 1969. The company began manufacturing amusement machines for arcades in 1973.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Corporate History)". 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "A Conversation With... Kaz Kozuki: the Konami chief who put TNT into video's arsenal with TMNT". RePlay. Vol. 15, no. 6. March 1990. pp. 201–2.
  3. ^ "Corporate History)". 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.