Wada, Emi

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Name (Latin)
Wada, Emi
Other forms of name
Wada, Emiko, 1937-2021
Wada, Emi, 1937-
ワダ・エミ, 1937-
和田惠美, 1937-
Date of birth
1937-03-18
Date of death
2021-11-13
Place of birth
Kyoto (Japan)
Occupation
Costume designers
Associated Language
jpn
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 69264275
Wikidata: Q440027
Library of congress: no 90016706
Sources of Information
  • Asahi.com, Nov. 21, 2021(ワダエミ = Wada Emi [in kana]; real name: 和田惠美子 = Wada Emiko; r; b. Kyōto; d. Nov. 13, 2021 at age 84; costume designer)
  • JTNDL in VIAF, Nov. 22, 2021(access point: ワダ, エミ, 1937- = Wada, Emi, 1937- ; r)
  • Her My costumes, 1989:t.p. (Emi Wada; name also in kana)
  • Her Watakushi to iu ishō, 1989:t.p. (Wada Emi; Emi Wada [in rom.]) jkt. (b. 3/18/1937; grad. fr. Kyōto Shiritsu Bijutsu Daigaku)

Wikipedia description:

Emi Wada (和田 惠美, Wada Emi, 18 March 1937 – 13 November 2021) was a Japanese costume designer who worked extensively in stage, screen, and ballet productions. She was born in Kyoto, and attended Kyoto City University of Arts before she married Tsutomu (Ben) Wada at age 20. She was nominated for 13 awards and won six, most notably the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Akira Kurosawa's film Ran (1985). Wada died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 84.

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