was a Japanese author. He was born in Okayama Prefecture. His son,

Junnosuke Yoshiyuki was a Japanese novelist and short-story writer, and a member of the so-called " Third Generation of Postwar Writers" (第3の新人). Life Yoshiyuki was born in Okayama, the oldest child of author Yoshiyuki Eisuke, but his family moved to T ...

, was also a noted author; his daughter,

Kazuko Yoshiyuki (born 9 August 1935) is a Japanese film actress and voice actress essayist. Biography Early life Kazuko was born in Tokyo as a first daughter of Eisuke Yoshiyuki, a writer, and Aguri. She has an older brother, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, a novelist, ...

, a well-known actress; and his other daughter,

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, was a poet and novelist. The 1997

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''Aguri'' was based on Eisuke's life with his wife Aguri. He also took a role in the Japanese Dada Movement

References

External links

e-texts of Eisuke's works
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