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Shōji Ōtake

Illustration — Ootake Syouji Portrait 15 May 1920 - 2 July 2015 was a Japanese photographer famous for portraits and nudes. Ōtake was born in Yokosuka (which later became Ōsuka, then Kakegawa), Shizuoka on 15 May 1920, the oldest son of a father who worked in the sake industry and a mother who performed on the koto and (transverse) flute. The boy's mother died when he was six, and he moved to the house of his father's elder sister, his younger brother moved to another house, both in Yokosuka, while his father tried and failed in the transportation industry and quickly moved to Tokyo. A year later, the boy moved to the house of a rich family, still in Yokosuka.

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Shōji Ōtake

『装苑』1956年10月号より

投稿者によるスキャン · 『装苑』1956年10月号 · Public domain

Born
1920 · Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died
2015 · Tokyo.
Nationality
Japan · Empire of Japan
Occupation
photographer
Languages
Japanese

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Illustration — Ootake Syouji Portrait 15 May 1920 - 2 July 2015 was a Japanese photographer famous for portraits and nudes. Ōtake was born in Yokosuka (which later became Ōsuka, then Kakegawa), Shizuoka on 15 May 1920, the oldest son of a father who worked in the sake industry and a mother who performed on the koto and (transverse) flute. The boy's mother died when he was six, and he moved to the house of his father's elder sister, his younger brother moved to another house, both in Yokosuka, while his father tried and failed in the transportation industry and quickly moved to Tokyo. A year later, the boy moved to the house of a rich family, still in Yokosuka.

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