Akiyuki Nosaka
Akiyuki Nosaka | |
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野坂 昭如 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 10 July 1983 – 3 December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Columbia Top |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1930 |
| Died | 9 December 2015 (aged 85) Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Dainiin Club |
| Relatives | Sukeyuki Nosaka |
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| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Yukio Aki |
| Period | 1950s–2015 |
| Notable works | "Grave of the Fireflies" |
Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如, Nosaka Akiyuki; October 10, 1930 – December 9, 2015) was a Japanese novelist, journalist, 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). He wrote the short story "Grave of the Fireflies" based on his experiences in the wake of American bombing during the Second World War; the short story has been adapted into both an animated film and a live-action film.