Saeko Himuro

Saeko Himuro
氷室 冴子

Himuro in 1986.
Born 1957-01-11
Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō
Died June 6, 2008(2008-06-06) (aged 51)
Occupation Novelist, essayist
Genres Romance, coming of age
Notable work(s) I Can Hear the Sea

Saeko Himuro (氷室 冴子 Himuro Saeko?, January 11, 1957 - June 6, 2008) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular authors released under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko imprint. She is best known outside Japan for I Can Hear the Sea, later a Studio Ghibli movie. The cause of her death was determined as lung cancer.[1]

Contents

Works

Novels

All titles published by Shueisha Cobalt imprint unless otherwise noted.

1970s

1980s

The Change! is a four-volume adaptation of Torikaebaya monogatari, a Heian-era tale.

1990s

Essays

Translations

Collaborations

Plays

Works made into television dramas

Works made into radio dramas

Works made into films

Works made into anime

Manga

These manga were either written by Himuro or the original story idea was created by her.

Works made into manga

Works made into picture books

Works made into plays

References