Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ( jap 黒 柳 徹 子 , Kuroyanagi Tetsuko ; born August 9, 1933 in Nogizaka, Akasaka , Tokyo (today: Nogizaka, Minato , Tokyo )) is a Japanese actress and writer .
Since 1976 she has been the presenter of the daily talk show Tetsuko no Heya ( 徹 子 の 部屋 , literally: "Tetsuko's room") running on TV Asahi , which was also the first in Japan.
She is internationally known for the autobiographical children's book Madogiwa no Totto-chan (English title: Totto-chan. School can be so wonderful ), published in 1981 , which was originally published as a series of articles in a magazine. After that, the Totto Foundation ( ト ッ ト 基金 , Totto kikin ), which she founded , is named, which cares for the disabled and especially the deaf.
Kuroyanagi is Chair of WWF Japan and UNICEF Special Ambassador since 1984 .
Works
- 1981 - Madogiwa no Totto-chan ( 窓 ぎ わ の ト ッ ト ち ゃ ん , literally: "Totto-chan from the edge of the window")
- 1982: translated by Dorothy Britton: Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window . Kodansha International, Tokyo / New York City, ISBN 0-870115375 .
- 1994: Totto-chan: School can be so wonderful . Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-596-12220-1 .
Web links
- Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website
- Website of the Totto Foundation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuroyanagi, Tetsuko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 黒 柳 徹 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actress and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nogizaka, Akasaka , Tokyo (today: Nogizaka, Minato , Tokyo ) |