Kuniko Mukōda

Kuniko Mukōda
Born
Kuniko Mukōda

(1929-11-28)November 28, 1929
Wakabayashi, Setagaya, Ebara-gun, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 22, 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 51)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, novelist, essayist
Years active1952–1981

Kuniko Mukōda (向田 邦子, Mukōda Kuniko; November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981) was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her scripts focus on day-to-day family life and relationships. She won the 83rd Naoki Prize (1980上) for her short stories "Hanano Namae", "Kawauso" and "Inugoya."