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Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如, Nosaka Akiyuki, October 10, 1930 – December 9, 2015) was a Japanese novelist, 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) .
Dec 31, 2023 · Akiyuki Nosaka wrote Grave of the Fireflies during a period of high economic growth in Japan. Having experienced the loss of many family members during the war, and struggling in particular...
Feb 11, 2016 · The author Akiyuki Nosaka, who has died at the age of 85, was best known in the West as the author of the short story "Grave of the Fireflies". It became a poignant 1988 anime film from the...
"Grave of the Fireflies" (Japanese: 火垂るの墓, Hepburn: Hotaru no Haka) is a 1967 semi-autobiographical short story by Japanese author Akiyuki Nosaka. It is based on his experiences before, during, and after the firebombing of Kobe in 1945.
Dec 10, 2015 · Akiyuki Nosaka 1930-2015. December 10, 2015 · 4 comments. By Andrew Osmond. “My sister’s death is an exact match with the novel,” Akiyuki Nosaka said in 1987, while his book Grave of the Fireflies was being turned into an anime film by Isao Takahata. “It was one week after the end of the war.
Dec 9, 2015 · Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如 Nosaka Akiyuki) is a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and former member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he uses the name Yukio Aki (阿木 由紀夫 Aki Yukio) and his alias as a chanson singer is Claude Nosaka (クロード 野坂 Kurōdo Nosaka).
Released in 1988 nearly four decades after Japan had lost the Second World War, “Grave of the Fireflies” is adapted from the heavily autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka.
