Kenzo Okuzaki

Kenzō Okuzaki (Japanese: 奥崎 謙三, Hepburn: Okuzaki Kenzō, 1 February, 1920 – 16 June, 2005) was a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, writer, actor, anti-monarchist and anarchist. He was known for an attempted assault on Emperor Shōwa, and his starring role in the documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987). Kenzō Okuzaki was born on 1 February 1920 in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture to Shunzaburo Okuzaki (奥崎 俊三郎, Okuzaki Shunzaburo) and Waga (和賀). His family was affected by the Great Depression, and Okuzaki, after graduating elementary school in 1930, began working odd jobs at age 10. During this time, he became interested in Christianity.