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Japanese novelist
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Place of birth
Kyoto
Place of death
Kyoto
Age
57 years
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Biography
Ken'ichi Yamamoto (山本兼一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi, July 23, 1956 – February 13, 2014) was a Japanese writer.
After first being employed by a publisher, Yamamoto, himself, became a full-time writer.
In 2004, he won the Seichō Matsumoto Award for Katen no shiro, and in 2009 the Naoki Prize for Rikyū ni Tazune yo. Both books were made into movies.
Yamamoto died on February 13, 2014 from lung cancer at the age of 57.
Awards
- Seichō Matsumoto Award (2004)
- Naoki Prize (2009)
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