Background
Nosaka was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, the son of Sukeyuki Nosaka, who was a sub-governor of Niigata. Together with his sisters he grew up as an adopted child of a Harimaya (surname) family in Nada, Kobe, Hyōgo.
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In the summer of 1945, this pair of brother and sister leaves a story that makes the world people shed tears. When the firefly is dead, the couple of brother and sister are sad for it. But when the brother and sister die, who will shed tears for them? At the end of World War II, the flames of war arrive in Japan. A pair of brother and sister who lose their parents and come across cold reception of their relatives are forced to hide in a deserted hole and suffer from hunger and cold. His greatest wish is to support his sister and chase the beautiful little fluorescent light with her. But his sister dies because of long-term malnutrition. On the night of September 21st, he also dies quietly like falling asleep. At the moment, the fluorescent lights are flickering.
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野坂 昭如
Nosaka was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, the son of Sukeyuki Nosaka, who was a sub-governor of Niigata. Together with his sisters he grew up as an adopted child of a Harimaya (surname) family in Nada, Kobe, Hyōgo.
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). Another sister died of malnutrition in Fukui. Nosaka would later base his short story Grave of the Fireflies on these experiences.
He is well known for children"s stories about war.
His novel, The Pornographers, was translated into English by Michael Gallagher and published in 1968. lieutenant was also filmed as The Pornographers by Shohei Imamura.
In December 1978, he was credited for giving former rugby player-turned pro wrestler Susumu Hara his ring name, Ashura Hara. He was elected to the Japanese Diet in 1983.
Nosaka suffered a stroke in 2003 and although still affected by it, he kept writing a column for the daily Mainichi Shimbun.
On Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai"s December 10, 2015 7:00 pm broadcast announcing Nosaka"s death, a veteran journalist was quoted as saying Nosaka was notable for questioning what most people consider common sense, but Japan has now entered an era in which this is no longer possible.
(In the summer of 1945, this pair of brother and sister le...)
(La tumba de las luciernagas & Las algas americanas / The ...)