Osamu Dazai

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1909-06-19

Deathday 1948-06-13 (38 years old)

Place of Birth Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Osamu Dazai

Biography

Shūji Tsushima ( 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains relatively unknown elsewhere, with only a handful of his works available in English. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.

Known For

Writer

2023
Onna no ketto

as Novel

2022
The Setting Sun

as Original Story

2019
Human Lost

as Author

2019
No Longer Human

as Author

2018
Goodbye

as Novel

2010
Kaidan Horror Classics

as Original Story

2010
2010
妖しき文豪怪談

as Original Story

2009
Villon's Wife

as Novel

2009
Shayô

as Author

2009
Pandora's Box

as Novel

2008
Joseito

as Author

1992
Run, Melos!

as Original Story

1981
Run Melos!

as Original Story

1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle

as Original Story

1963
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

as Original Story

Creator