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Akiyuki Nosaka

Japanese novelist, singer and politician (1930-2015)

  • Fame57.6
  • Momentum11.8
  • Wikipedia20K
Lived 1930–2015, aged 85Japan
JapanJapanWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1930–2015
    Aged 85
  • Known for
    The Pornographers
    1966
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

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.

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57.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum11.8
Historical18.9
Now attention65.3
Source confidence70.0
Completeness65.0
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