Hideo Osabe (長部日出雄, Osabe Hideo, 3 September 1934 - 18 October 2018[1]) was a Japanese essayist and novelist. His work focused on movies and Osamu Dazai.

Hideo Osabe
Born(1934-09-03)September 3, 1934
DiedOctober 18, 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 84)
OccupationNovelist
LanguageJapanese
NationalityJapanese

He was born in Aomori Prefecture,[2] where Dazai was also born. He also once directed a movie.

He won the Naoki Prize in 1973 for Tsugaru jongara bushi and Tsugaru yosare bushi.[3]

He was awarded a Medal of Honor (with Purple Ribbon, for contributions to education and culture) from the Japanese government in 2002.[citation needed]

Bibliography

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Fiction

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  • Tsugaru jongara bushi
  • Tsugaru yosare bushi
  • Tenno no Tanjo, Eigateki Kojiki[4]

Essays

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  • Cherry and Christ, another history of Osamu Dazai[5]

Filmography

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  • Festival of Dream (夢の祭り Yume no Matsuri) (director and writer)[6]
a movie about a shamisen player

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 直木賞作家の長部日出雄さん死去、84歳 Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "長部日出雄 | 著者プロフィール | 新潮社".
  3. ^ "Naoki-shō jushōsha ichiran". Bungei Shunjū. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. ^ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4087753700
  5. ^ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4167350068
  6. ^ "夢の祭り - goo 映画". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-01-07.