Masaaki Hiraoka

Biography

Masaaki Hiraoka, born in 1941, was a Japanese critic and politician. He graduated from Waseda University's Literature Department and was involved in the 60-year-long struggle for peace, participating in the Bunto movement before breaking away. He founded the political group "Criminal Alliance" and edited the book "Blood and Carnations" (1970) under the publishing company Tenso.