Akiyuki Nosaka | |
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Native name | 野坂 昭如 |
Born | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | October 10, 1930
Died | December 9, 2015 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 85)
Pen name | Yukio Aki |
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Period | 1950s–2015 |
Notable works | "Grave of the Fireflies" |
Relatives | Sukeyuki Nosaka |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 10 July 1983 – 3 December 1983 | |
Constituency | Proportional representation |
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).