Deaths in the 1970s

Azusa Hiraoka

1894–1976 (age 82)

Tama Cemetery

Azusa Hiraoka was a Japanese lawyer who lived from 1894 to 1976.

Hirakushi Denchū

1872–1979 (age 107)

Tama Cemetery

Kazuko Mozume

1888–1979 (age 91)

Tama Cemetery

Kazuko Mozume was a Japanese novelist who lived from 1888 to 1979.

Teruhisa Ishii

1906–1973 (age 67)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshirō Ishihara

1915–1977 (age 62)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshirō Ishihara was a Japanese poet who made significant contributions to modern Japanese literature.

Kiyoshi Noda

1887–1974 (age 87)

Tama Cemetery

Shigekichi Aoki

1886–1971 (age 85)

Tama Cemetery

Shigekichi Aoki was a Japanese businessperson whose ventures contributed to Japan's economic growth.

Kiichi Aichi

1907–1973 (age 66)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Kyōsuke Kindaichi

1882–1971 (age 89)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Kyōsuke Kindaichi was a Japanese poet whose works contributed to modern Japanese literature.

Masataka Taketsuru

1894–1979 (age 85)

Yoichi

David Tsugio Tsutada

1906–1971 (age 65)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

David Tsugio Tsutada was a pastor who dedicated his life to spiritual ministry and community service.

Hachirō Satō

1903–1973 (age 70)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Seiji Tōgō

1897–1978 (age 81)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Seiji Tōgō was a Japanese painter whose works made significant contributions to modern Japanese art.

Korehiro Anami

1921–1975 (age 54)

Tama Cemetery

Teruhisa Komatsu

1888–1970 (age 82)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Teruhisa Komatsu was a Japanese military personnel who served during the early twentieth century.

Tsuruzō Ishii

1887–1973 (age 86)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Yukio Mishima

1925–1970 (age 45)

Tama Cemetery

Yukio Mishima was a Japanese screenwriter and artist whose works significantly influenced Japanese cinema and culture.

Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

1906–1979 (age 73)

Tama Cemetery

Takeo Kurita

1889–1977 (age 88)

Tama Cemetery

Takeo Kurita was a Japanese military officer who served with distinction in Japan's armed forces.

Hiroshi Ōshima

1886–1975 (age 89)

Tama Cemetery

Kenjirō Shōda

1902–1977 (age 75)

Tama Cemetery

Kenjirō Shōda was a Japanese mathematician whose scholarly work contributed to mathematical advancement in Japan.

Kōichi Kido

1889–1977 (age 88)

Tama Cemetery

Shigeyoshi Inoue

1889–1975 (age 86)

Tama Cemetery

Shigeyoshi Inoue was a Japanese teacher who dedicated his career to education and student development.

Naoki Hoshino

1892–1978 (age 86)

Tama Cemetery

Sōichi Ōya

1900–1970 (age 70)

Zuisen-ji Temple

Sōichi Ōya was a Japanese journalist who shaped media and discourse in twentieth-century Japan.

Takazumi Oka

1890–1973 (age 83)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kiku Amino

1900–1978 (age 78)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kiku Amino was a Japanese writer whose literary works contributed to twentieth-century Japanese culture.

Yasuhiko Asahina

1881–1975 (age 94)

Aoyama Cemetery

Morinosuke Kajima

1896–1975 (age 79)

Kisshō-ji Temple

Morinosuke Kajima was a Japanese businessperson whose ventures shaped Japan's commercial landscape.

Jōko Aoki

1884–1971 (age 87)

Heiwa Park

Paul Vinogradoff

1888–1974 (age 86)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

Paul Vinogradoff was a composer whose musical works enriched twentieth-century cultural life.

Takaya Eguchi

1900–1977 (age 77)

Fuji Cemetery

Ara Masahito

1913–1979 (age 66)

Kodaira Cemetery

Ara Masahito was a Japanese translator whose work fostered cultural and intellectual exchange.

Shigeji Tsuboi

1898–1975 (age 77)

Kodaira Cemetery

Gen'yoshi Kadokawa

1917–1975 (age 58)

Kodaira Cemetery

Gen'yoshi Kadokawa was a Japanese businessperson whose enterprises significantly influenced Japan's economy.

Fūsei Tomiyasu

1885–1979 (age 94)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kintaro Sugiyama

1875–1973 (age 98)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kintaro Sugiyama was a Japanese businessperson whose long career contributed to Japan's economic development.

Ichirō Murakami

1920–1975 (age 55)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kikutarō Takahashi

1901–1970 (age 69)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kikutarō Takahashi was a Japanese lyricist whose compositions enriched twentieth-century Japanese music.

Yaso Saijō

1892–1970 (age 78)

Yahashira Cemetery

Haruo Kanki

1901–1977 (age 76)

Yahashira Cemetery

Haruo Kanki was a Japanese businessperson whose ventures contributed to Japan's economic landscape.

Ichirō Ishikawa

1885–1970 (age 85)

Somei Cemetery

Iwamoto Mari

1926–1979 (age 53)

Somei Cemetery

Iwamoto Mari was a Japanese violinist whose performances enriched twentieth-century Japanese musical culture.

Miyoko Gotō

1898–1978 (age 80)

Somei Cemetery

Motoo Ōtaguro

1893–1979 (age 86)

Somei Cemetery

Japanese music critic and cultural commentator.

Fedor Dmitrievich Morozoff

1880–1971 (age 91)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Prince Kaya Tsunenori

1900–1978 (age 78)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Japanese imperial family member and military officer.

Tanaka Isson

1908–1977 (age 69)

Manpuku-ji Temple

Ray Simpson

1926–1978 (age 52)

Yokohama War Cemetery

Military service member remembered at Yokohama War Cemetery.

Shōji Hamada

1894–1978 (age 84)

Sōryū-ji Temple