According to the Writers Guild of Japan, Takashina wrote scripts for episodes of Lupin III: Part II and Lupin III: Part III, the live-action detective series Taiyō ni Hoero!
Police in Akita prefecture identified a previously discovered body as Kō Takashina, the writer of Lupin III anime episodes, according to press inquiries on Tuesday.
Takashina, whose birth name was Akinari Takashina, was born in the former town of Tazawako (now incorporated into Semboku City).
According to investigators, a company worker visiting on a job assignment discovered and reported the body on October 10.