Isamu Yoshii
Count Isamu Yoshii | |
|---|---|
Yoshii in January 1955 | |
| Native name | 吉井 勇 |
| Born | October 8, 1886 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | November 9, 1960 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright and poet |
| Language | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Genre | Tanka poetry, stage plays |
| Literary movement | Pan no Kai |
| Notable works | Gondola no Uta (1915) |
Count Isamu Yoshii (吉井 勇, Yoshii Isamu, October 8, 1886 − November 9, 1960) was a Japanese tanka poet and playwright active in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. Attracted to European romanticism in his youth, his later works were more subdued.