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Akiyuki Nosaka

Japanese novelist, singer and politician (1930-2015) · Japan · Writers · Died at 85

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Akiyuki Nosaka was a Japanese novelist, journalist, singer, lyricist, and member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he used the name Yukio Aki and his alias as a chanson singer was Claude Nosaka .

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2015Died9 December 20152002Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward1997Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureAward1985Kodansha Essay AwardAward1967Naoki PrizeAward1930Born10 October 1930

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Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature2002
Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature1997
Kodansha Essay Award1985
Naoki Prize1967
Golden Arrow Award

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Akiyuki Nosaka was a Japanese novelist, journalist, singer, lyricist, and member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he used the name Yukio Aki and his alias as a chanson singer was Claude Nosaka . He wrote the short story "Grave of the Fireflies" based on his experiences in the wake of American bombing during the Second World War; the short story has been adapted into both an animated film and a live-action film.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2015 · aged 85

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