[2] Ezoe was also the central figure in the Recruit scandal, which fundamentally changed the Japanese political landscape.
[3][4] Hiromasa Ezoe was born in June 1936 in Namikata Village, Ehime Prefecture, where he spent the first three years of his life.
His family relocated several times due to his father's teaching career and the impacts of World War II, eventually evacuating to Saga when air raids intensified.
He also founded the opera company La Voce and published a memoir detailing his perspective on the Recruit Scandal.
Notably, it launched projects such as the Appi Kogen Ski Resort and a residential development company, Recruit Cosmos, which later became a major player in its sector.