Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai (太宰治 / DAZAI Osamu) was a prolific Japanese author known for his grim wit and obsession with suicide. He was born Shuji Tsushima (津島修治 / TSUSHIMA Shuji) on June 19, 1909 in Tsugaru, Aomori prefecture and drowned himself on June 13, 1948.