About Ken'ichi Yamamoto
Lived 1956 – 2014 (aged 57). Ken'ichi Yamamoto was a Japanese novelist and writer.
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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Who was Ken'ichi Yamamoto?
Japanese novelist
When was Ken'ichi Yamamoto born?
Ken'ichi Yamamoto was born on 23 July 1956 in Kyoto.
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Ken'ichi Yamamoto died on 13 February 2014 in Kyoto.
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Ken'ichi Yamamoto was a novelist and writer.
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Ken'ichi Yamamoto was Japanese.
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