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Taichi Yamada


Born
in Tokyo, Japan
June 06, 1934

Died
November 29, 2023

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Genre
Literature & Fiction


Taichi Yamada was one of the most famous and highly respected writers in Japan. Winner of many awards for literary excellence from private organizations and from the Japanese government, he is best known for his scripts for TV dramas, but has also written many novels and plays. He was born in Tokyo in 1934, and graduated from Waseda University in 1958 after having studied Japanese Language and Literature in the Department of Education. That same year he entered the Shochiku Film Company and began to work at the Ofuna Studio Production Department. In 1965, he left Shochiku and established himself as an independent scenario writer.

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Average rating: 3.59 · 10,334 ratings · 1,420 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Strangers
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3.62 avg rating — 8,906 ratings — published 1987 — 53 editions
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I Haven't Dreamed of Flying...
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3.47 avg rating — 732 ratings — published 1989
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In Search of a Distant Voice
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3.35 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions
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“In fact, knowing she'd been through hardship filled me with sweet tenderness.”
― Taichi Yamada, Strangers
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“She stretched her arms towards me without moving from the spot, as if there were a fence preventing her from getting any closer. I rushed over and embraced her and she clung to me as if she were drowning.”
― Taichi Yamada
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“She too was gazing at the glimmering winows across the city.”
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