Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai was recorded at birth as 津島 修治. He also worked under the names 辻島 衆二 and 黒木 舜平. The authorities additionally record the headings Tsushima Shuji, Shūji Tsushima, Shuji Tsushima, Dazai Osamu and Tsushima Shūji. His recorded language was Japanese.

He was the child of Tsushima Gen'emon. He married Michiko Tsushima. 2 children are recorded: Yūko Tsushima and Haruko Ōta.

26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1938 to 1940. The first 12 are listed here.

Run, Melos!, dated 1940. The Setting Sun. No Longer Human. Schoolgirl. Villon's Wife. One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, dated 1938. Regrettable Parting. The New Hamlet. Return to Tsugaru. Otogi-zôshi. Good Bye. The Beggar Student (1940 novel).

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Dazai's Women: Dazai Osamu and his Female Narrators, 2000. PDF [Download] The Beggar Student by Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett, 2026. {pdf download} No Longer Human by Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai, 2026. Reflexões sobre a mulher no Japão e nos textos de Osamu Dazai. Dazai Osamu, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.

Osamu Dazai studied at University of Tokyo, Hirosaki University and Aomori Prefectural Aomori High School. the recorded working language is Japanese.

The authority associates the name with I-novel and Buraiha.

Works named in the authority record are The Setting Sun, No Longer Human, Run, Melos! and Otogi-zôshi.