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was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, ''Noren'' (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel ''Hana Noren'', the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yamasaki, noted writer on social issues, dies at 88 )〕 Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Daito Bunka University )〕 and ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=IMDB )〕 Several works of hers were featured in films and television dramas. == Main works == * * , made into a film in 1959 and a television drama in 1995. * , made into a television drama eight times. * , made into a film in 1966 and featured in a television drama in 1979 and 2003. * , made into a film and a television drama in 1973. A remake of the television drama was broadcast in 2007. * , made into a film and a television drama. * , made into a Taiga drama as in 1984. * , made into a television drama in 1995. * , made into a film in 2009. * , made into a television drama. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toyoko Yamasaki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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