What is Emi Wada?
{{nihongo|'''Emi Wada'''|和田 惠美|Wada Emi| 18 March 1937 &ndash; 13 November 2021}} was a Japanese costume designer for [[movie]], [[theatre]] and [[ballet]] performances. Wada was born in [[Kyoto]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]. She won the 1985 [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]] for her work on ''[[Ran (movie)|Ran]]''. Her other works include ''[[Hero (2002 movie)|Hero]]'' (2002), ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'' (2005), ''[[Mongol (movie)|Mongol]]'' (2007) and ''[[Oh My General]]'' (2017). Wada died on 13 November 2021, aged 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oscar-winning costume designer Emi Wada dies aged 84 -reports |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oscar-winning-costume-designer-emi-wada-dies-aged-84-reports-2021-11-21/?taid=6199fedf317c40000112ed09&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter |access-date=21 November 2021 |agency=Reuters}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wada, Emi}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Best Costume Design Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Japanese designers]] [[Category:Costume designers]] [[Category:People from Kyoto Prefecture]] {{bio-stub}}