Chôgorô Kaionji was born on November 5, 1901 in Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan. He was a writer, known for
Heaven and Earth (1990),
The Master Spearman (1960) and
Haji wo shiru mono (1935). He was married to Tomiko Kunisawa and Kazu Yamakawa. He died on December 1, 1977 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.