Tomiko Miyao
Japanese novelist and writer (1926-2014) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Tomiko Miyao (宮尾 登美子; April 13, 1926 - December 30, 2014) was a Japanese novelist best known for writing historical fiction. Many of her works were adapted into television dramas and films, most notably Onimasa, Atsuhime, and Yoshitsune.
Tomiko Miyao is read about 125 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2014Died30 December 20142010Shinran PrizeAward2009Person of Cultural MeritAward2008Kikuchi Kan PrizeAward1983Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for LiteratureAward1977Women's Literature PrizeAward1926Born13 April 1926
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Hideo Gosha Directed Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Yasuo Furuhata Directed Midwinter Camellia and Kura- Masayuki Satō Produced Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Ken Ogata Also in The Geisha and Oar
Mikio Narita Also in Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather and Oar
Yukiyo Toake Also in Oar and Night Train
Akiko Kana Also in Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
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Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 88
