Hideo Osabe

Hideo Osabe (長部日出雄, Osabe Hideo, 3 September 1934 - 18 October 2018) 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, 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.

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

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