Teru Miyamoto

Teru Miyamoto (宮本輝), born in Kobe in 1947, is among Japan’s most widely read living authors. He has received Japan’s most prestigious literary distinctions, including the Osamu Dazai Prize and the Akutagawa Prize. Several of his works have been made into award-winning movies, including "Maborosi", directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. His works has been widely translated into French, Korean, Chinese, and Russian.