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Masamoto Nasu

Japanese novelist (1942-2021)
Person human Q11642932

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 6, 1942
Date of death
July 16, 2021
Place of birth
Hiroshima
Place of death
Hōfu-shi
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[6][7]
Occupation
novelist
Educated at
Shimane University, Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi Senior High School[8][9]
Award received
Noma award for children's literature, Iwaya Sazanami Award, 路傍の石文学賞[11][12][13]
Notable work
Zukkoke Sanningumi[10]
Genre
children's literature[16]
Cause of death
pulmonary emphysema[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[20]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
Family name
Nasu[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Member of
Japanese Association of Writers for Children[14]
Name in kana
なすまさもと[22]
Name in native language
那須正幹[21]
P14750
7FA6-4E9F-75D6-1B81-BF33[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Masamoto Nasu en Omni Braga ja なす まさもと ja 那須正幹 ko 나스 마사모토 zh-hans 那须正干
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000083019428
VIAF cluster ID
110927216
Library of Congress authority ID
n88153899
GND ID
172281962
Allcinema person ID
117716
Amazon author ID
B001I7KABI
AniList staff ID
117573
AniSearch person ID
36215
Anime News Network person ID
61392
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
NasuMasamoto1942-
BabelNet ID
08134806n
CiNii Research ID
1140563741798702336
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Eiga.com person ID
54024
FAST ID
261497
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120mt48v
HKCAN ID
9811113422603406
IMDb ID
nm11636265
JMDb person or company ID
0313310
Japan Search name ID
那須正幹
KINENOTE person ID
134800
Last.fm ID
那須正幹
MangaSeek person ID
13239
Media Arts Database ID
C51835
MyAnimeList people ID
22573
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04232085
NDL Authority ID
00119810
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072688
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200609492
Oricon News ID
747523
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/masamoto_nasu
Topic's main category
Wikidata item
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Nasu, Masamoto
WikiTree person ID
那須-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGYtTCwPjmxT6RWryGHC

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Summary

Masamoto Nasu was born on June 6, 1942[1], in Hiroshima[2]. He died on July 16, 2021[3], in Hōfu-shi[4]. He worked as a novelist[5].

FAQs

Where was Masamoto Nasu born?

Masamoto Nasu was born in Hiroshima[2].

Where did Masamoto Nasu die?

Masamoto Nasu passed away in Hōfu-shi[4].

What did Masamoto Nasu do for work?

Masamoto Nasu worked as a novelist[5].

Where did Masamoto Nasu go to school?

Masamoto Nasu was educated at Shimane University[8] and Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi Senior High School[9].

What awards did Masamoto Nasu receive?

Honors received include Noma award for children's literature[11], Iwaya Sazanami Award[12], and 路傍の石文学賞[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ja', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64131|batch #64131]]: generate missing Dde from available data"
  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotten Tomatoes ID → celebrity/masamoto_nasu
    AniSearch person ID → 36215
    U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID → Nasu, Masamoto
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ AniSearch person ID: 36215, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/176727607|Masamoto NASU (#176727607)]] for {{P|13053}}"
  3. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7FA6-4E9F-75D6-1B81-BF33
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 7FA6-4E9F-75D6-1B81-BF33, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269218|batch #269218]]"
  4. 26w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    HKCAN ID → 9811113422603406
    Name in kana → なすまさもと
    Date of birth → +1942-06-06T00:00:00Z
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30530|batch #30530]]"
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