Masao Kume
Masao Kume | |
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Kume | |
| Born | 23 November 1891 Ueda, Nagano, Japan |
| Died | 1 March 1952 (aged 60) Kamakura, Japan |
| Occupation | writer |
| Genre | haiku poetry, novels, stage plays |
| Notable works | Tsuki yori no shisha (Messenger from the Moon, 1933) |
Masao Kume (久米 正雄, Kume Masao; 23 November 1891 – 1 March 1952) was a Japanese popular playwright, novelist and haiku poet (under the pen-name of Santei) active during the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. His wife and the wife of Nagai Tatsuo were sisters, making them brothers-in-law.