in 1957 at the age of 53 from tongue cancer. His grave is at the temple of Tōkei-ji in Kamakura. His was a lifelong friend of the poet and novelist, Hori Tatsuo. See also Japanese literature List of Japanese authors References Keene, Donald. Dawn to the West. Columbia University Press; (1998). Ishiuchi, Toru. Jinzai Kiyoshi. Hatsubaimoto Kinokuniya Shoten (1991). (Japanese) External links e-texts of works at Aozora Bunko (Japanese) 1903 births 1957 deaths 20th-century Japanese novelists Japanese literary critics People from Tokyo Deaths from oral cancer Deaths from cancer in Japan 20th-century Japanese translators 20th-century Japanese poets 20th-century Japanese dramatists and playwrights