Harumi Mitani

Setouchi Jakucho

  • Name: Setouchi Jakucho
  • Native name: 瀬戸内寂聴
  • Also Known as: Setouchi Jakuchou, せとうち じゃくちょう, 三谷晴美
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: May 15, 1922
  • Died: November 9, 2021
Setouchi Jakucho was a Japanese novelist and a nun of the Tendai sect. She graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University with a bachelor's degree in literature. She was the chief priest of Zenkobo at Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei.

She had won the Women's Literature Prize, the Junichiro Tanizaki Prize, and the Noma Literary Prize.

She died of heart failure in Kyoto, Japan, on November 9, 2021, at the age of 99.

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Original Creator
Year Title Type Rating
2016
Movie
6.4
1962
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2022
Setouchi Jakucho: 99 Years of Life
Setouchi Jakucho: 99 Years of Life
Japanese Movie, 2022,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2020
Mishima: The Last Debate
Mishima: The Last Debate
Japanese Movie, 2020,
[Herself] (Support Role)
[Herself]
Support Role
7.4
Original Creator
Year Title Type Rating
1988
Special
0.0
1981
Hanabie
Hanabie
Special
2.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2011
Honne Biyori
Honne Biyori
Japanese TV Show, 2011, 50 eps
(Ep. 45) (Guest)
50
(Ep. 45)
Guest
0.0
2007
Bokura no Jidai
Bokura no Jidai
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps
(Guest)
900
Guest
0.0
1998
Jounetsu Tairiku
Jounetsu Tairiku
Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1331 eps
(Ep 329) {Dec 12, 2004} (Guest)
1331
(Ep 329) {Dec 12, 2004}
Guest
8.0
1951
Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps
[Judge] (Ep. 57) (Guest)
76
[Judge] (Ep. 57)
Guest
7.6
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Setouchi Jakucho

Harumi Mitani
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  • First Name: Harumi
  • Family Name: Mitani
  • Native name: 瀬戸内寂聴
  • Also Known as: Setouchi Jakuchou, せとうち じゃくちょう, 三谷晴美
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: May 15, 1922
  • Died: November 9, 2021

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