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Saeko Himuro

Saeko Himuro was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular authors released under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko imprint. She is best known outside Japan for I Can Hear the Sea, which was adapted into a movie by Studio Ghibli.

Biography
Himuro was born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō Prefecture on January 11, 1957. She died from lung cancer on June 6, 2008, aged 51. ==Works==
Works
Novels All titles published by Shueisha Cobalt imprint unless otherwise noted. 1970s • (1978) • (1979) 1980s • (1980) • (1980) • (1981) • (1981) • (1981) • (1982) • (1983) :The Change! is a four-volume adaptation of Torikaebaya monogatari, a Heian-era tale. • (1983) • (1983) • (1984) • (1984) • (1984) • (1984) • (1985) • (1985) • (1985) • (1986) • (1986) • (1988) • (1988) • (1988) • (1989) • (1989) • (1989, Kadokawa Shoten) • (1989, Kadokawa Shoten) 1990s • (1990) • (1990) • (1991) • (1991) • (1991, Shinchosha Nochi Bunko) • (1991, Shueisha Nochi Bunko) • vol.1-11 (1992–1996) • (1993) • (1993) • (1995) Essays • (1987, Shueisha, Nochi Bunko) • (1989, Kadokawa Shoten, Nochi Bunko) • (1990, Kadokawa Shoten, Nochi Bunko) • (1990, Shueisha Cobalt) • (1990, Kadokawa Shoten) • (1992, Chikuma Shobō, Nochi Bunko) • (1993, Shueisha, Nochi Bunko) • (1995, Shueisha, Nochi Bunko) TranslationOchikubo Monogatari (1993, Kodansha) CollaborationBoku ga Suki na Hito e (1993, with Katsuya Kondō, based on I Can Hear the Sea) PlaySearching for Lady Anne Works made into television dramasNante Suteki ni Japanesque (1986, starring Yasuko Tomita) • I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is Love (1995, starring Shinji Takeda and Hitomi Satō) Work made into radio dramaNante Suteki ni Japanesque (NHK-FM, starring Satomi Kobayashi) Works made into filmsClara Hakusho (1985, starring Shōjotai) • Koisuru Onnatachi (1986, starring Yuki Saito) Work made into animeI Can Hear the Sea (1993, made by Studio Ghibli) Manga These manga were either written by Himuro or the original story idea was created by her. • (Shogakukan, drawn by Yumi Kagawa) • (Shogakukan, drawn by Kazuko Fujita) • (Shueisha, drawn by Hiromi Tanigawa) Works made into mangaClara Hakusho (Shogakukan, Noa Misaki) • Agnes Hakusho (Shogakukan, Noa Misaki) • Nante Suteki ni Japanesque (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi) • Zakkyo Jidai (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi) • Warabigaoka Monogatari (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi) • The Change! (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi) • Shōjo Shōsetsu Ie wa Shinanai! (Hakusensha, Miyuki Nishizawa) • Koisuru Onnatachi (Shueisha, Miyoko Nanbu) Work made into picture bookCinderella Mystery (Tokuma Shoten, artist: Mutsumi Inomata) Works made into playsSearching for Lady Anne • OSK Nippon Kagekidan produced this play in 1996. Michiru Kō starred in the debut performance at the Kintetsu Theatre. • Ralph Becker: Michiru Kō • Lady Anne: Mebae KojōThe Change! • Theatre Echo produced this play from 2000-11-12 to 2000-11-21 at the Shinjuku Minamiguchi Kinokuniya Southern Theatre. • Produced by Haruhiko Jō • Script by Michihiro Ōtani • The female musical theater group Gekidan Star of Dreams production ran during September 2005 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Morinomiya Planet Station. • Produced by Kaori ŌraCinderella Mystery • Produced by Theatre Company Caramelbox in 1994 at the Tokyo Geijutsu Geijō Little Hall and Shinbashi Yakult Hall. • Produced by Ryūnosuke Kuse • Script by Yutaka Narui ==References==
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