Masako Ogawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masako Ogawa

Physician and author

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1902

Place of Birth: Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1943

Profession: writer, physician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Masako Ogawa (?? ??, Ogawa Masako, March 26, 1902 – April 29, 1943) was a Japanese doctor who worked at the Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium.
She wrote a book, "Spring in a small island" in 1938, about her experiences in persuading leprosy patients in remote areas of Japan into hospitalization.
It created a sensation in Japan, and was made into a film.
She was criticized for accelerating the "No leprosy patients in prefecture" movement and giving an impression that leprosy is to be feared.