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Eiji Yoshikawa(1892-1962)

  • Writer
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Eiji Yoshikawa was born on 11 August 1892 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was a writer, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and Oatsurae Jirôkichi kôshi (1931). He was married to Fumiko Ikedo and Yasu Akazawa. He died on 7 September 1962 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornAugust 11, 1892
DiedSeptember 7, 1962(70)
BornAugust 11, 1892
DiedSeptember 7, 1962(70)
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Known for

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1956
Oatsurae Jirôkichi kôshi (1931)
Oatsurae Jirôkichi kôshi
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1931
The Rust Cleaner Sings
  • Writer
  • 1955

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Writer

  • Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
    Miyamoto Musashi
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the book by
    • 2014
  • Musashi (2003)
    Musashi
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Taiheiki (1991)
    Taiheiki
    8.6
    TV Series
    • novel (1991)
    • 1991
  • Miyamoto Musashi
    8.0
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1984–1985
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
    Miyamoto Musashi
    7.2
    • novel
    • 1973
  • Shin heike monogatari
    6.8
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Miyamoto Musashi VI (1971)
    Miyamoto Musashi VI
    6.7
    • novel "Miyamoto Musashi"
    • 1971
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ken Takakura in Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (1965)
    Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island
    7.0
    • novel
    • 1965
  • Takôki
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple (1964)
    Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple
    7.2
    • novel
    • 1964
  • Kumokiri gokumonchô
    • original story
    • 1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style (1963)
    Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style
    6.8
    • novel
    • 1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill (1962)
    Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill
    7.2
    • novel
    • 1962
  • Sabakareru Echizen no kami
    • story
    • 1962
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
    Miyamoto Musashi
    7.1
    • novel
    • 1961

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  • Born
    • August 11, 1892
    • Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • September 7, 1962
    • Tokyo, Japan(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Fumiko Ikedo1937 - September 7, 1962 (his death)
  • Other works
    Miyamoto Musashi (novel; English translation titled 'Musashi')

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