Michiko Ishimure

Q: When did Michiko Ishimure die?

Michiko Ishimure died on February 10, 2018.

Q: How old was Michiko Ishimure when they died?

Michiko Ishimure was 90 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Michiko Ishimure's cause of death?

The cause of death of Michiko Ishimure was complications from Parkinson's disease.

Q: When was Michiko Ishimure born?

Michiko Ishimure was born on March 11, 1927.

Michiko Ishimure (石牟礼道子, Ishimure Michiko; 11 March 1927 – 10 February 2018) was a Japanese writer and activist.

She won the 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Award, among the most prestigious awards in Asia, for publicizing writings about Minamata disease, which was extremely controversial at the time.

Select works

Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1969) translated into English by Livia Monnet and into German by Ursula Graefe.
Story of the Sea of Camellias (1976) translated into English by Livia Monnet
Lake of Heaven (1997) translated into English by Bruce Allen.
Anima no tori (Birds of Spirit) (1999)
Shiranui: A Contemporary Noh Drama translated into English by Bruce Allen.