Sōhachi Yamaoka

Sōhachi Yamaoka (山岡荘八, Yamaoka Sōhachi, January 11, 1907 – September 30, 1978) from Niigata was a Japanese author.

[1] He wrote a number of historical novels.

[1] Politician Kenji Yamaoka is an adopted son.

[2] In 1968, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his historical novel Tokugawa Ieyasu.

[3] This article about a Japanese writer, poet, or screenwriter is a stub.