Mitsuru Yoshida

Q: When did Mitsuru Yoshida die?

Mitsuru Yoshida died on September 17, 1979.

Q: How old was Mitsuru Yoshida when they died?

Mitsuru Yoshida was 56 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Mitsuru Yoshida born?

Mitsuru Yoshida was born on January 6, 1923.

Mitsuru Yoshida (吉田満, Yoshida Mitsuru; January 6, 1923 – September 17, 1979) was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and author. Born in Tokyo, Yoshida was a survivor of the battleship Yamato when it was sunk on April 7, 1945, during Operation Ten-Go, an attempt to support the defenders of Okinawa.

His best-known work is Senkan Yamato-no Saigo (Requiem for Battleship Yamato), based on his personal experiences as a junior officer on Yamato's final voyage. It was made into a movie Senkan Yamato ("Battleship Yamato" Shin-Toho. Dir.: Yutaka Abe) in 1953. Another movie, Yamato, was released in 2005.