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Behind the anime
Original Creator
Osamu Dazai was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan.
Our catalog credits Osamu Dazai, a writer, on 17 titles. Osamu is from Kanagi (Currently Goshogawara), Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Born June 19, 1909. Years active: 1933–1948.
Behind the scenes, the most common credits are original creator (8), original story (8), and paper cutout animation reference.
Our catalog lists 17 credits, including HUMAN LOST, No Longer Human, and NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE.
Their hometown is listed as Kanagi (Currently Goshogawara), Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Osamu Dazai was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics in Japan. With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai's stories have intrigued the minds of many readers.
His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 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.
On June 13, 1948, Dazai and his mistress Tomie drowned themselves in the rain-swollen Tamagawa Canal, near his house. Their bodies were not discovered until six days later, on June 19, which would have been his 39th birthday. His grave is at the temple of Zenrin-ji, in Mitaka, Tokyo.
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