# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kunio-nakagawa
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:30:50.005Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kunio-nakagawa"
name: "Kunio Nakagawa"
slug: "kunio-nakagawa"
description: "Kunio Nakagawa  was the commander of Japanese forces which defended the island of Peleliu in the Battle of Peleliu which took place from the 15th of September to the 27th of November,1944. He inflicted heavy losses on attacking U.S. Marines and held Peleliu Island for almost three months. On the evening of the 24th of November, after the battle was lost, he performed seppuku in the tradition of Japanese samurai warriors. He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general."
tagline: "Commander of Japanese forces which defended the island of Peleliu (1898-1944)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nakagawa_Kunio.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1898-01-23"
deathDate: "1944-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.63
  momentum:             1.570934256055363
  historical:           9.174101333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%B7%9E%E7%94%B7"
    title: "中川州男"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7"
    title: "كونيو ناكاجاوا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7"
    title: "كونيو ناكاجاوا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakagawa"
    title: "Kunio Nakagawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakagawa"
    title: "Kunio Nakagawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakagawa"
    title: "Kunio Nakagawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakagawa"
    title: "Kunio Nakagawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunio_Nakagawa"
    title: "Kunio Nakagawa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%B7%9E%E7%94%B7"
    title: "中川州男"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BE"
    title: "Накагава, Кунио"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6444743"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump