Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese novelist
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Eiji Yoshikawa was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Genji, Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many... Wikipedia
Born: August 11, 1892, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: September 7, 1962 (age 70 years), Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Awards: Person of Cultural Merit, Asahi Prize, and Kikuchi Kan Prize
Spouse: Fumiko Ikedo (m. 1937–1962) and Yasu Akazawa (m. 1923–1937)
Genre: Historical drama
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