Eiji Yoshikawa Japanese writer
Eiji Yoshikawa is a 70 years old Japanese writer from Yokohama. Eiji Yoshikawa was born on August 11, 1892 (died on September 07, 1962, he was 70 years old) in Yokohama as Hidetsugu Yoshikawa, 吉川英次.
About
Birth name of Eiji Yoshikawa is Hidetsugu Yoshikawa, 吉川英次
No, he died on 09/07/1962, 61 years ago. He was 70 years old when he died. Cause of death: lung cancer. He died in Tokyo and buried in Tama Cemetery .
Works
Eiji Yoshikawa Movies (16)
There are 16 movies of Eiji Yoshikawa.
His first feature film was Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1967). He was 75 when he starred in this movie. Since 1967, he has appeared in 16 feature films. The last one is Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971). .
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Eiji Yoshikawa movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Novel | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) | 75 |
| Novel | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) | 62 |
| Novel | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) | 75 |
| Story | Taira Clan Saga (1955) | 63 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963) | 71 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) | 73 |
| Original Story | Jirokichi the Rat (1931) | 38 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi (1973) | 80 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964) | 71 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962) | 70 |
| Original Story | 勤王？ 佐幕？ 女人曼陀羅 (1956) | 64 |
| Original Story | Initiation of the Two-Sword Style (1943) | 50 |
| Novel | Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956) | 63 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi (1961) | 68 |
| Original Story | A Prisoner in Search of Daughter (1963) | 71 |
| Novel | Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971) | 78 |
Eiji Yoshikawa TV Shows (1)
His first TV Show was Musashi (2003).
Awards (4)
Awarded Person of Cultural Merit in 1959 , awarded Asahi Prize in 1954 , awarded Order of Culture in 1959 , awarded Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1952 ,
What was Eiji's zodiac sign?Eiji Yoshikawa zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about Eiji Yoshikawa
| Birth name | Hidetsugu Yoshikawa, 吉川英次 |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Country of citizenship | Japan |
| Name in kana | よしかわ えいじ |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Japanese |
| Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Name in native language | 吉川英治 |
| Date of death | 1962-09-07T00:00:00Z |
| Genre | Historical Novel |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/63288 |
| Pseudonym | Кидзиро |
| Notable work | Musashi |
| Place of burial | Tama Cemetery , image of grave: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grave%20of%20Eiji%20Yoshikawa.jpg , burial plot reference: 20-1-51-5 |
