Toyoko Yamasaki
was a Japanese novelist.A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, ''Noren'' (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel ''Hana Noren'', the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk.
Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami, and ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident. Several works of hers were featured in films and television dramas. Provided by Wikipedia
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3Futatsu no sokoku /二つの祖国 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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4Futatsu no sokoku /二つの祖国 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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5Daichi no ko /大地の子 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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6Fumō chitai /不毛地帶 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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7Kareinaru ichizoku /華麗なる一族 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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8Zoku Shiroi kyotō /続白い巨塔 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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9Shiroi kyotō /白い巨塔 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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10Onna no kunshō /女の勲章 /by Yamazaki, Toyoko, 1924-2013
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