Mieko Kawakami

Born: 1976-08-08

Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子, Kawakami Mieko, born August 29, 1976) is a Japanese writer and poet from Osaka. Her work has won prestigious Japanese literary awards in several genres. Her 2019 novel Natsu Monogatari, an expanded version of Chichi to Ran, became a bestseller and was translated into English under the title Breasts and Eggs. Kawakami's works have been translated into several languages and distributed throughout the world.


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Pandora's Box

as Daekesang
Released: 2009-10-10

After Japan's defeat in WWII, "Pandora no hako" follows a young man named Risuke (Shota...

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