WRITER

Akiyuki Nosaka

1930 - 2015

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Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如, Nosaka Akiyuki; October 10, 1930 – December 9, 2015) was a Japanese novelist, journalist, singer, lyricist, and member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he used the name Yukio Aki (阿木 由紀夫, Aki Yukio) and his alias as a chanson singer was Claude Nosaka (クロード 野坂, Kurōdo 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akiyuki Nosaka is the 1,679th most popular writer (down from 1,585th in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from Japan (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Akiyuki Nosaka ranks 1,679 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcel Achard, Thoinot Arbeau, Notker the Stammerer, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Dean Koontz, and James Oliver Curwood. After him are Vita Sackville-West, Varro Atacinus, Lina Kostenko, Ahmed Shawqi, Gil Vicente, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Akiyuki Nosaka ranks 131. Before him are Vilma Espín, Barbara, Ilon Wikland, Don L. Lind, Sonny Rollins, and Stephen Smale. After him are Lina Kostenko, John Romita Sr., Eugenio Castellotti, Igor Netto, Ornette Coleman, and Michel Rocard. Among people deceased in 2015, Akiyuki Nosaka ranks 95. Before him are Tadahiko Ueda, Geraldine McEwan, Dinkha IV, Rose Francine Rogombé, André Brink, and Patrick Macnee. After him are Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Cabu, Ornette Coleman, Satoru Iwata, Gerry Byrne, and Yaşar Kemal.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akiyuki Nosaka ranks 554 out of 6,245. Before him are Empress Masako (1963), Ken Kutaragi (1950), Tomomi Seo (1950), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Taira no Masakado (903), and Emperor Ichijō (980). After him are Tokugawa Ieshige (1712), Ryozo Suzuki (1939), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), Ryū Murakami (1952), Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840), and Ryuzo Hiraki (1931).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Akiyuki Nosaka ranks 30. Before him are Ono no Komachi (825), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), Ihara Saikaku (1642), Kenji Miyazawa (1896), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), and Ueda Akinari (1734). After him are Ryū Murakami (1952), Yosano Akiko (1878), Shūsaku Endō (1923), Junji Ito (1963), Katsu Kaishū (1823), and Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192).

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