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Jūrō Kara

Jūrō Kara (1940–2024) was a Japanese novelist, writer and screenwriter.

Also recorded as Juro Kara · Juurou Kara

Yoshihide Ōtsuru , President of Karagumi, received the Person of Cultural Merit on November, 2021.

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Biography

Recorded at birth as 大鶴 義英.

Born at Shitaya-ku in 1940, died in Nakano in 2024.

Jūrō Kara studied at Meiji University and Komagome Junior & Senior High School. The recorded working language is Japanese.

The field of work recorded is theatre, film and drama.

Employment is recorded with Yokohama National University, Meiji University and Kindai University.

Distinctions recorded are Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature and Akutagawa Prize.

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  • Shitaya-ku

    Birth place

  • Nakano

    Death place

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  • Meiji UniversityOrganisation

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.

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