Mukoda Kuniko

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Kuniko Mukoda (向田邦子 Tokyo, November 28, 1929 - August 22, 1981) was a Japanese famous TV screenwriter who created more than 1000 stories in 20 years. She is also famous as a Naoki Prize winner with her short story; "Hanano Namae", "Kawauso" and "Inugoya"(1980).

[edit] Life

Mukoda moved around Japan in her early life due to her father's job. After she graduated from Jissen Women's College (Jissen Women's University), she got a job at Ondori Company, a film publicity company, in 1952. In 1960, she left the company and became a screenwriter and radiowriter. On August 22, 1981, she died in a Far East airline accident.