宮尾登美子（みやお・とみこ、1926–2014）は、日本の小説家。高知県高知市生まれ。戦時中に満洲へ渡り、敗戦後の過酷な引き揚げを経験した。その後、高知県社会福祉協議会に勤務しながら創作活動を続け、1962年に『連』で婦人公論女流新人賞を受賞。1972年、『櫂』で太宰治賞を受賞して一躍注目を集めた。土佐の風土や花街を舞台に、時代の因習の中で懸命に生きる女性たちを力強く描いた作品で広く親しまれ、『一絃の琴』で直木賞、『序の舞』で吉川英治文学賞を受賞した。『鬼龍院花子の生涯』『陽暉楼』『藏』『天璋院篤姫』など、多くの作品が映画・テレビドラマ化されている。1989年に紫綬褒章、2009年に文化功労者。著書に『寒椿』『朱夏』『春燈』『仁淀川』『宮尾本 平家物語』などがある。
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Tomiko Miyao (1926–2014) was a Japanese novelist whose works vividly portrayed the lives of women against the backdrop of Japan's traditional society. Born in Kochi, she experienced wartime Manchuria and the hardships of repatriation after World War II, experiences that profoundly shaped her writing. After working in social welfare while pursuing fiction, she gained national recognition when "Kai" won the Dazai Osamu Prize in 1972. She became renowned for her richly detailed novels set in Kochi and its geisha districts, depicting women confronting social conventions with resilience and dignity. She later received the Naoki Prize for "Ichigen no Koto" and the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature for "Jo no Mai." Many of her novels—including "Onimasa," "Yokiro," "The Storehouse," and "Princess Atsuhime"—were adapted into acclaimed films and television dramas. She was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1989 and was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 2009. Her other notable works include "Kantsubaki," "Shuka," "Shunto," "Niyodogawa," and "The Tale of the Heike: Miyao Version."
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