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Junichi Watanabe (渡辺淳一) was born on 24 October, 1933 in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan, is a writer. Discover Junichi Watanabe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As 渡辺淳一
Occupation Medical doctor, writer
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 24 October, 1933
Birthday 24 October
Birthplace Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Date of death (2014-04-30) Tokyo, Japan
Died Place Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Who Is Junichi Watanabe's Wife?

His wife is Toshiko Horiuchi

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Junichi Watanabe Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Junichi Watanabe worth at the age of 81 years old? Junichi Watanabe’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Japan. We have estimated Junichi Watanabe's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2014

He died on 30 April 2014 of prostate cancer in Tokyo.

1970

Watanabe wrote more than 50 novels in total, and won awards including the 1970 Naoki Prize for Hikari to kage (lit. "Light and shadow"), and the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize in 1979 for Toki rakujitsu ("The Setting Sun in the Distance) and Nagasaki roshia yujokan ("The Russian brothel of Nagasaki"). He gained wide attention with a series of sexually explicit novels, including the 1997 bestseller A Lost Paradise, which was made into a film and a TV miniseries.

1958

Jun'ichi Watanabe was born in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan. His starting point as a literate was the death of a classmate who was his first love in high school. He published his first works while still studying at Sapporo Medical University, where he graduated in 1958. He specialised in orthopedic surgery, while at the same time writing medical, historical, and biographical novels. Following the scandal about the first heart transplant operation performed in Japan in 1968, which became known as the "Wada incident", Watanabe left his medical profession and concentrated on writing.

1933

Jun'ichi Watanabe (渡辺 淳一, Watanabe Jun'ichi, 24 October 1933 – 30 April 2014) was a Japanese writer.