Nagata Mikihiko

Nagata Mikihiko
Nagata Mikihiko
Born	May 13, 1887(1887-05-13) Tokyo, Japan
Died	May 5, 1964(1964-05-05) (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Writer
Genres	Poetry and stage plays
Influences Nagata Hideo, Kitahara Hakushū

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Nagata".

Nagata Mikihiko (長田 幹彦^?, May 13, 1887 - May 5, 1964) was a poet and playwright active during the Shōwa period in Japan. He also was a scriptwriter.

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Nagata was the brother of fellow writer Nagata Hideo. He graduated from Waseda University. Influenced by his brother, and his brother's associates Kitahara Hakushū and Yoshii Isamu, he also turned to poetry and literature as a career, and later to movie scriptwriting.

He is best known for his semi-factual work on the Great Kantō Earthquake, Daichi wa furu ("The Earth Shakes", 1923) and for numerous works on the Gion district of Kyoto.

He died of pneumonia in 1964, and his grave is at the Kanei-ji Cemetery in Ueno, Tokyo.

See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors

Persondata
Name	Nagata, Mikihiko
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Date of birth	May 13, 1887
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	May 5, 1964
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan