Kinoshita Junji: Quick Facts

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Born	August 2, 1914 • Tokyo • Japan
Died	October 30, 2006 (aged 92) • Tokyo • Japan
Notable Works	“Fūrō” • “Shigosen no matsuri”

Mishima Yukio

Japanese author

Chikamatsu Monzaemon

Japanese dramatist

Abe Kōbō

Japanese author

Zeami

Japanese playwright

Izumi Kyōka

Japanese author

Kawatake Mokuami

Japanese dramatist

Ariyoshi Sawako

Japanese author

Kan’ami

Japanese actor, playwright, and musician

Masamune Hakuchō

Japanese author

Kikuchi Kan

Japanese author

Mushanokōji Saneatsu

Japanese writer and painter

Tsuruya Namboku IV

Japanese dramatist

Okamoto Kidō

Japanese drama critic

Sakurada Jisuke I

Japanese dramatist

Komparu Zenchiku

Japanese nō dramatist

Kume Masao

Japanese author

Komparu Zempō

Japanese nō dramatist

Ernest F. Fenollosa

American orientalist and art critic

Yū Miri

Japanese author

Namiki Gohei I

Japanese playwright

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