Hideo Osabe

Hideo Osabe (長部日出雄) was a Japanese essayist and novelist. His work focused on movies and Osamu Dazai.

He was born in Aomori Prefecture, 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.

He was awarded a Medal of Honor (with Purple Ribbon, for contributions to education and culture) from the Japanese government in 2002.

Fiction

 * Tsugaru jongara bushi
 * Tsugaru yosare bushi
 * Tenno no Tanjo, Eigateki Kojiki

Essays

 * Cherry and Christ, another history of Osamu Dazai

Filmography

 * Festival of Dream (夢の祭り Yume no Matsuri) (director and writer)
 * a movie about a shamisen player