Pioneer of spy fiction Nakazono dies at 81

Pioneer of spy fiction Nakazono dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Nakazono (file photo), one of Japan's pioneer writers of spy fiction who used the pseudonym Eisuke Nakazono, died on April 9 of pneumonia at a hospital in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 81. His novel ''Rachi,'' (Abduction) which deals with the abduction of now South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, has been made into a film, ''KT,'' to be released in May.

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