Yukiko Motoya

Yukiko Motoya
本谷 有希子
Born (1979-07-14) July 14, 1979
Occupations
Years active2000present
Notable work
  • Irui konin tan
  • Nurui doku
  • Sōnan
  • Shiawase saiko arigatō maji de!
SpouseKite Okachimachi
Awards
Writing career
LanguageJapanese
Genre
Websitewww.motoyayukiko.com

Yukiko Motoya (本谷 有希子, Motoya Yukiko, born July 14, 1979) is a Japanese novelist, playwright, theatre director, and former voice actress. She has won numerous Japanese literary and dramatic awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Kenzaburo Oe Prize, the Kishida Kunio Drama Award, and the Tsuruya Nanboku Drama Award. Her work has been adapted multiple times for film.