Jirō Osaragi

1897 - 1973

Pseudonym: 由比浜人, 阪下五郎, 安里礼次郎, 流山龍太郎, 八木春泥, 白馬亭去来, 須田紋太郎, 浪子燕青, 元野黙阿弥, 瓢亭白馬, 清本北洲, 田村宏, 三並喜太郎, 吉岡大策, 赤松繁俊, 高橋益吉, 浄明寺三郎, 赤城和夫

Country of citizenship: Japan, Empire of Japan

Native language: Japanese

Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

Educated at: University of Tokyo

Occupation: novelist, writer, screenwriter

Award received: Order of Culture, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Person of Cultural Merit, Asahi Prize, Japan Art Academy Prize, 神奈川文化賞・スポーツ賞

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Jirō Osaragi (大佛次郎, Osaragi Jirō; 9 October 1897 – 30 April 1973) was the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was Kiyohiko Nojiri (野尻清彦, Nojiri Kiyohiko). Source: Wikipedia (en)