Sawako Ariyoshi
Japanese writer and novelist (1931-1984) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 53
Sawako Ariyoshi was a Japanese writer, known for such works as The Doctor's Wife and The River Ki. She was known for her advocacy of social issues, such as the elderly in Japanese society, and environmental issues. Several of her novels describe the relationships between mothers and their daughters.
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Noboru Nakamura Directed The Kii River and Sanbaba
Keisuke Kinoshita Directed The Scent of Incense (1964)
Haruko Sugimura Also in The Scent of Incense (1964)
Yasuzō Masumura Directed The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
Shirō Toyoda Directed The Twilight Years (1973)
Umetsugu Inoue Directed Closing Time (1962)
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She also had a fascination with traditional Japanese arts, such as kabuki and bunraku. She also described racial discrimination in the United States, something she experienced firsthand during her time at Sarah Lawrence, and the depopulation of remote Japanese islands during the 1970s economic boom.
