Career Generally, his stories involve Japan and examine the moral choices that people make in extreme situations.
Achievements He received the Kodansha Manga Award three times, for Actor in 1987, for The Silent Service in 1990, and for Zipang in 2002. He has also received the Shogakukan Manga Award, for A Spirit of the Sun in 2006.
Works More photos book Zipang, Tome 9 : by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2006-07-07) COCORO〈心〉 (第1巻) (白泉社文庫) Zipang, Tome 21 : by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2008-07-04) Zipang, Tome 11 (French Edition)