He was born as the fourth son of eight siblings of his father, Shukichi KINOSHITA, who managed a grocery shop in Tenmacho, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and his mother, Tama.
静岡県浜松市伝馬町で食料品店を営む父・周吉、母・たまの8人兄弟の4男として生まれる。