Mitsuyo Kakuta
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
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Mitsuyo Kakuta Biography
| Name | Mitsuyo Kakuta |
| Birthday | Mar 8 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Yokohama |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Takehiro Kono , Takami Itō |
Mitsuyo Kakuta is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on March 8, 1967 in Yokohama, Japan. Mitsuyo Kakuta (角田 光代 , Kakuta Mitsuyo, born 8 March 1967) is a Japanese author born in Yokohama. She is currently engaged in translating the 11th-century work The Tale of Genji into modern Japanese.
Mitsuyo Kakuta is married to the fellow writer Takami Itō. She stated in an interview in October 2015 that she is translating the 11th-century classic The Tale of Genji into modern Japanese and this was likely to take her three years, the first two volumes of this adaptation have now been published. In the same interview she mentioned Shuichi Yoshida, Yōko Ogawa and Kaori Ekuni as contemporary Japanese writers whom she could recommend. She is a member of Red Circle Authors, a curated group of contemporary Japanese authors.
Mitsuyo Kakuta Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mitsuyo Kakuta is one of the richest Novelist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mitsuyo Kakuta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She made her debut while still a student at Waseda University’s Faculty of Literature, with Kōfuku na yūgi (A Blissful Pastime), and received the Kaien Prize for New Writers in 1990. After publishing two well-received novels in 2002, Ekonomikaru paresu (Economical Palace) and Kūchū teien (Hanging Garden), she went on to win the Noma Literary New Face Prize, and the Naoki Prize for Woman on the Other Shore in 2004.
The Eighth Day, translated into English in 2010, received the 2007 Chūō Kōron Literary Prize and has been made into a television drama series and a film. Both her 2012 books – her novel Kami no tsuki and her volume of short stories, Kanata no ko (The Children Beyond) – were prizewinners. Altogether she has written over 80 works of fiction.
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Who is Mitsuyo Kakuta Dating?
According to our records, Mitsuyo Kakuta married to Takehiro Kono , Takami Itō. As of December 1, 2023, Mitsuyo Kakuta’s is not dating anyone.
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Mitsuyo Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Mitsuyo Kakuta celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.