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Aya Kitō

1962 - 1988

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Aya Kitō (木藤 亜也, Kitō Aya; 19 July 1962 – 23 May 1988) was a Japanese diarist. She wrote about her personal experiences living with spinocerebellar ataxia which was later published in the book 1 Litre no Namida. The book has been translated into many languages and millions of copies are said to have been read around the world, and has also been made into a 2004 film and a 2005 television drama series from Fuji TV in which Asae Ônishi (movie) and Erika Sawajiri (TV series) portrayed Kitō. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aya Kitō is the 5,523rd most popular writer (down from 5,397th in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,374th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Aya Kitō ranks 5,523 out of 7,302. Before her are René Benjamin, Joanne Harris, Amira Hass, Zeruya Shalev, Betje Wolff, and David Weber. After her are Zofka Kveder, William Tenn, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Val McDermid, Lydia Maria Child, and Xaviera Hollander.

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Among people born in 1962, Aya Kitō ranks 322. Before her are Nathaniel Parker, Mitsunori Yoshida, Simon Abkarian, Patrice Trovoada, Mikhail Krug, and Isabelle Nanty. After her are Hunter Tylo, Chunky Panday, Michael Andretti, Laura San Giacomo, Vivian Campbell, and Margherita Buy. Among people deceased in 1988, Aya Kitō ranks 223. Before her are Toni Frissell, Thomas Cooray, Colin Higgins, John Loder, Duane Jones, and Ralph Meeker. After her are Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Näcip Cihanov, Max Black, Harry Lundahl, Hilda Gobbi, and Irene Manton.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Aya Kitō ranks 1,532 out of 6,245. Before her are Ryoko Uno (1975), So Yamamura (1910), Hitoyoshi Satomi (1983), Nobuyuki Aihara (1934), Kotono Mitsuishi (1967), and Hideki Kamiya (1970). After her are Yoshimasa Hayashi (1961), Yōichi Masuzoe (1948), Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Mayumi Omatsu (1970), Junji Goto (1971), and Akira Kubota (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Aya Kitō ranks 107. Before her are Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886), Tomoji Abe (1903), Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), and Takashi Tezuka (1960). After her are Marie Kondo (1984), Michio Mado (1909), Gen Urobuchi (1972), Jun Maeda (1975), Reki Kawahara (1974), and Mieko Kawakami (1976).

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