Kan'ichi Kuroda

Kan'ichi Kuroda
黒田寛一
Born(1927-10-20)October 20, 1927
DiedJune 26, 2006(2006-06-26) (aged 78)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationPolitical philosopher
Philosophical work
SchoolMarxism
Trotskyism

Kan'ichi Kuroda (黒田 寛一, Kuroda Kan'ichi; October 20, 1927 – June 26, 2006) was a self-taught Japanese political philosopher and social theorist, associated with Trotskyism, who was deeply involved in far-left political movements. Nearly blind, Kuroda was affectionately nicknamed "The Blind Prophet" and "KuroKan" by his followers.