Motoyoshi Shimizu
Motoyoshi Shimizu | |
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Shimizu Motoyoshi in 1947 | |
| Born | August 31, 1918 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | March 30, 2008 (aged 89) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | Karitachi |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize for Karitachi |
Motoyoshi Shimizu (清水 基吉, Shimizu Motoyoshi; August 31, 1918 – March 30, 2008) was the pen name of a Japanese novelist and poet, active during the Shōwa and Heisei periods of Japan. His real name was Shimizu Motoyoshi (清水基嘉), pronounced the same, but written in different kanji.