Ishimitsu Makiyo

Japanese: 石光真清 - いしみつまきよ

1868-1942 A military officer and intelligence activist from the Meiji and Taisho periods.
Born August 31, 1868. Older brother of Ishimitsu Maomi. Joined the army in 1889 and travelled to Russia in 1909. He worked at a photo studio in Harbin while engaged in intelligence activities. In 1902 he became head of the Second Army Administration Department and was a major. In 1917 he became a military commissioned officer and was assigned to intelligence duties in Manchuria and Russia. He passed away May 15, 1942, at the age of 75. He was born in Higo (Kumamoto prefecture) and graduated from the Army Academy. His son Masato compiled his memoirs into a tetralogy including "Flowers of the Wilderness," which received the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 1958.

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Japanese:

1868－1942　明治-大正時代の軍人,諜報活動家。
慶応4年8月31日生まれ。石光真臣(まおみ)の兄。明治22年陸軍にはいり,32年ロシアにわたる。ハルビンで写真館をいとなみながら諜報活動に従事。37年第二軍管理部長。少佐。大正6年軍嘱託となり,満州,ロシアで諜報任務につく。昭和17年5月15日死去。75歳。肥後(熊本県)出身。陸軍士官学校卒。手記が子の真人によって「曠野(こうや)の花」など4部作にまとめられ,昭和33年毎日出版文化賞をうけた。

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