Sakae Tsuboi was born on August 5, 1899 in Sakate-mura [now Shôdoshima-chô], Shôzu-gun, Kagawa, Japan. He was a writer, known for
Onna no koyomi (1954),
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952) and
Sôtome ke no musume tachi (1962). He died on June 23, 1967.