Biography
Fumio Niwa (丹羽 文雄, Niwa Fumio, November 22, 1904 Japan, died April 20, 2005 in Musashino, Tokyo) was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel The Buddha Tree (Japanese Bodaiju, "The Linden", or "The Bodhi Tree", 1956).He was ordained as a Shin Buddhist priest in his youth, but abandoned the priesthood two years after his ordination.
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Movies 10
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Four Sisters (1962)
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Hungry Soul (1956)
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Love Letter (1953)
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Ningen moyo (1949)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1904-11-22
Deathday2005-04-20 (100 years old)
Birth PlaceYokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As丹羽文雄
AwardsKikuchi Kan Prize, Yomiuri Prize, Noma Literary Prize, Order of Culture, Mainichi art award, Person of Cultural Merit
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