Biography
Kaoru has been active in photography, video and film since the late ‘70s. He participated in the establishment of Sale, a free paper (1980), and Tra, a cassette magazine (1983). He acted as editor in chief of zyappu, a fashion magazine that he founded in 1994.

Exhibitions
2002 f a projects, London
2002 designlab.miami, Miami
2001 Büro für Fotos, Cologne
2001 Von Lintel & Nusser, New York
2001 Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich
2000 Reali Arte Contemporanea, Brescia
2000 Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich
2000 Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris
1999 Hillside Forum, Tokyo
1999 Büro für Fotos, Köln
1996 Shinjuku Park Tower Gallery 1, Tokyo
1995 Solaria Plaza 'Zephyr', Fukuoka
1992 Gallery Verita, Tokyo
1992 PRINZ, Tokyo
1984 Tokyo Designer's Space, Tokyo
1984 Polaroid Gallery, Tokyo
1984 Pithecantropus Erectus, Tokyo
1980 Shinjukku Nikon Salon, Tokyo
1977 Ginza Nikon Salon,Tok

Literature
1999 20 Landscapes with a corpse (Korinha Press & Co., Ltd.)
1995 New Beauty II - Colored Beauty- (Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd)
1994 Hairmode (Bilutsu shuppan-sha Ltd.)
1993 New Beauty (Pipeline Books)
1993 Tamao, (Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd)
1992 Color Photographs (Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd)
1992 Black and White Photographs (Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd)
1990 Color Photograph Korinsha Press & Co., Ltd.