Kobo Abe

Kobo Abe

male, deceased (1993)
Kobo Abe (安部公房 "Abe Kōbō", pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. His name is romanized as "Kobo A...
Naoya Shiga

Naoya Shiga

male, deceased (1971)
was a novelist and short story writer active in Taisho and Showa period Japan.
Oda Sakunosuke

Oda Sakunosuke

male, deceased (1947)
Oda Sakunosuke was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Dazai Osamu and Sakaguchi Ango as the "Buraiha", "the school of...
Hiromi Kawakami

Hiromi Kawakami

female, 51 years old
Kawakami Hiromi born April 1,1958, is a Japanese writer. She made her first debut as “Yamada Hiromi” in NW-SF #16, edited by Yamano Koichi and Yama...

Shōko Ieda

female, 51 years old
is a Japanese writer of non-fiction. She is known for titillating novels replete with interracial sex scenes, and has aroused a great deal of...

Toichiro Araki

male, deceased (1977)
Toichiro Araki (January 25, 1895-1977) is a Japanese writer, who gained notoriety in 1928 when he won a race around the world. He has written many...
Hidemi Kon

Hidemi Kon

male, deceased (1984)
was a literary critic and essayist active in Japan during the Showa period.