Midoriko Satō

Midoriko Satō (February 15, 1912 – July 5, 2008) was a Japanese writer. She was also the lover, ghostwriter, and secretary of novelist Kan Kikuchi. Born Mitsue Ishii, in Ryūsenji, Shitaya Ward, Tokyo City, Satō graduated from Seika Girls’ High School. She joined the publishing company Bungeishunjū and served as Kan Kikuchi’s secretary.…