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Kiyoshi Shigematsu Shigematsu Kiyoshi (重松 清) is a Japanese author.

Born in Kumegun City, in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. He spent his middle and high school years in Yamaguchi Prefecture. He graduated from Yamaguchi Prefectural High School, and the Department of Education at Waseda University.

After working as an editor at Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Company, he achieved independence as a freelance writer. He participated in various work, including the novelization of films and TV Dramas, writing of magazine articles, and ghostwriting. He wrote the novel version of Takeshi Kitano's film Kids Return during this period, under the pen name Akira Tamura. He is the father of two children.

Shigematsu seized attention for tackling the problem of bullying between children, which among modern social issues such as school avoidance and the effect of broken homes on children was rarely covered in a novel format.