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Hikari Ōe
Japanese composer
Hikari Ōe | |
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Book cover of the 1996 English version of Hikari's father Kenzaburō Ōe's book about him and his family life | |
| Born | (1963-06-13) June 13, 1963 (age 61) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | 大江 光 |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Father | Kenzaburō Ōe |
| Relatives | Mansaku Itami (grandfather) Juzo Itami (uncle) |
Hikari Ōe (大江 光, Ōe Hikari, born June 13, 1963) is a Japanese composer.
He is the son of Japanese author and Nobel Prize laureate Kenzaburō Ōe and Yukari Ikeuchi, and the nephew of director Juzo Itami.
Biography
Hikari Ōe was born autistic[1] and developmentally disabled.
Doctors tried to convince his parents to let their son die, but they refused to do so. Even after an operation, Ōe remained visually impaired, developmentally delayed, epileptic and with limited physical coordination. He does not speak much.[2]
Ōe's parents report that his first response to a particular sound was when he was wa