Takuji Ichikawa

is a Japanese novelist. Ichikawa's bestsellers include (2003), (2003) and (2004).

His works are also adapted for Japanese films such as ''Be with You'' (2004), ''Heavenly Forest'' (2006), and Japanese TV series ''14 Months'' (2003). The 2004 film ''Be with You'' became a box office hit, thrusting him into the limelight. A 2018 South Korean remake of the same film was also a box office hit in South Korea.

In 2019 Ichikawa joined the curated group of award-winning Japanese authors, Red Circle Authors. Provided by Wikipedia