Inoue Yasushi: Quick Facts

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Born	May 6, 1907 • Asahikawa • Japan
Died	January 29, 1991 (aged 83) • Tokyo • Japan
Notable Works	“Chronicle of My Mother” • “The Roof Tile of Tempyō” • “Tonkō”

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