Takako Nakamoto (中本 たか子, November 19, 1903 – September 28, 1991) was a Japanese novelist and activist.
Her father was a retired army officer who taught physical education at a middle school.
[3] She wrote Hakui Sagyo (白衣 作業) in 1937, which was one of the first books written about female prisoners.
[1] After World War II, Nakamoto wrote about her experiences in prison and under police surveillance.
Her book Watashi no Anpo Toso Nikki (わたしの安保闘争日記) was about her work protesting against the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan.