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Shigeko Yuki (Shige Shinkai) was born on 2 December, 1900 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese writer (1900–1969). Discover Shigeko Yuki's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
| Popular As |
Shige Shinkai |
| Occupation |
Writer |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
2 December, 1900 |
| Birthday |
2 December |
| Birthplace |
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Date of death |
30 December, 1969 |
| Died Place |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Shigeko Yuki Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Shigeko Yuki height not available right now. We will update Shigeko Yuki's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Shigeko Yuki's Husband?
Her husband is Usaburo Ihara (1925–1945)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Husband |
Usaburo Ihara (1925–1945) |
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Shigeko Yuki Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shigeko Yuki worth at the age of 69 years old? Shigeko Yuki’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from Japan. We have estimated Shigeko Yuki's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Shigeko Yuki (由起 しげ子) was a Japanese writer and laureate of the Akutagawa Prize.
Yuki was born Shige Shinkai on 2 December 1900 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Her mother died when Yuki was 10 years old.
Yuki's favourite books included the Japanese translation of Life and Love of the Insect (1911) by Jean-Henri Fabre, as well as the thesis on Kansoku no riron (A Theory of Observation) by Hideki Yukawa.
In 1919, she enrolled in Kobe Women's College to study music, but dropped out due to objections from her family.
Even so, she continued to study music.
In 1925, she married the painter Usaburo Ihara (1894–1976), with whom she had four children.
The same year, the couple moved to France, where she studied composition and piano until 1929.
In 1945, Yuki and Ihara separated.
She would later write of her experience with marriage in Yasashii otto (やさしい良人, My Tender Husband).
Rather than focus on the guilt of breaking up a marriage, Yuki writes about the need for independence in this work.
Resisting tradition and striving for independence are narrative points shared by many of Yuki's female characters.
After her divorce, Yuki began writing children's literature to earn her living.
The editor in chief of the magazine Sakuhin (作品), Eiji Yagioka, encouraged her to write novels.
With her short story Hon no hanashi (本の話, A Tale of Books), Yuki (together with Tsuyoshi Kotani) became the winner of the first postwar Akutagawa Prize in 1949.
Hon no hanashi tells of a woman who tries to sell her deceased brother-in-law's books to pay for his widow's medical bills.
During this time, Yuki was incorrectly diagnosed with tuberculosis, which made her feel that her life had no purpose, until the diagnosis was corrected three laters.
The latter motivated Yuki to enroll in a course on theoretical physics at Rikkyo University in 1954.
In 1955, Yuki's novel Jochūkko (女中ッ子, Au Pair) was made into a film by Tomotaka Tasaka.
In addition to adaptations of her own work by Tasaka and Yūzō Kawashima, she co-wrote the screenplay for Heinosuke Gosho's Elegy of the North and worked on the dialogue for Gosho's Yellow Crow.
Yuki died on 30 December 1969 of diabetes and pyaemia.
