Shūgorō Yamamoto

Biography

Shūgorō Yamamoto (山本 周五郎 Yamamoto Shūgorō, June 22, 1903 – February 14, 1967) was the pen name of Satomu Shimizu (清水 三十六 Shimizu Satomu), a Japanese novelist and short-story writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. He was noted for his popular literature, and is known to have published works under at least fourteen different pen names.

Birthday

Jun 22, 1903

Place of birth

Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Deathday

Feb 14, 1967