Shichirō Fukazawa

Shichirō Fukazawa
Born(1914-01-29)January 29, 1914
Isawa, Japan
DiedAugust 18, 1987(1987-08-18) (aged 73)
Japan
OccupationAuthor
GenreFiction

Shichirō Fukazawa (深沢 七郎, Fukazawa Shichirō; January 29, 1914 – August 18, 1987) was a Japanese author and guitarist whose 1960 short story Fūryū mutan ("Tale of an Elegant Dream") caused a nationwide uproar and led to an attempt by an ultranationalist to assassinate the president of the magazine that published it.