# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hirokazu-kanazawa
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:23:42.489Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hirokazu-kanazawa"
name: "Hirokazu Kanazawa"
slug: "hirokazu-kanazawa"
description: "Hirokazu Kanazawa  was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an organisation he founded after he left the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Kanazawa was ranked 10th dan in Shotokan Karate."
tagline: "Martial artist (1931–2019)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kanchu_Kanazawa_by_JPCasainho.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "JP"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1931-05-03"
deathDate: "2019-12-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.48442
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.skifworld.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump