Osamu Dazai
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Shūji Tsushima, known by his pen name Osamu Dazai, was a Japanese writer. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics.
Dazai in 1948
Dazai in a high school yearbook photo
Dazai in 1928
Dazai in 1947–1948
Yukio Mishima
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Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, short story writer, actor, martial artist, model, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated
Osamu Dazai
…also wrote Jugonenkan (For Fifteen Years), another autobiographical piece. On 14 December 1946, a group of writers that included Dazai was joined by Yukio Mishima for dinner at a restaurant. The latter recalled that on that occasion, he gave vent to his dislike of Dazai. According to a later statement by Mishima…
Mishima in 1955
Mishima's self-portrait drawn in junior high school
Mishima at age 19, with his sister Mitsuko at age 16 (on 9 September 1944)
Mishima with his cat (Asahigraph, 12 May 1948 issue). He was known as a cat-lover. Yōko (his wife) was jealous of his pet cat, and disliked him petting it.