Hideo Osabe | |
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Born | September 3, 1934 |
Died | October 18, 2018 | (aged 84)
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | Japanese |
Nationality | Japanese |
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.
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]