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Jirō Akagawa
Japanese novelist · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1948 · age 78
Jirō Akagawa is a Japanese novelist born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Jirō Akagawa is read about 402 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2016Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureAward2006Kobunsha Mystery Literature Grand PrizeAward1980Kadokawa Novel AwardAward1948Born29 February 1948
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Haruki Kadokawa Produced Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
Kyōko Ōbayashi Produced Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Tomoyo Harada Also in Curtain Call and Early Spring Story
Shinji Sōmai Directed Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
Hiroko Yakushimaru Also in Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
Tetsuo Shinohara Directed School Day of the Dead (2000)
Kichitarō Negishi Directed Detective Story (1983)
Shinichiro Sawai Directed Early Spring Story (1985)
Keiko Masuda Also in Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Yasufumi Hayashi Also in Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
Etsuko Nami Also in Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78
