“Hisashi Inoue Lecture Series 1: The Great Actor Osamu Dazai” Dazai's novels are among the best in Japanese literary history. They use plain, conversational language with easy-to-understand sentences, and the phrases have a melody. They make good use of the "modern Japanese" that emerged after Soseki. Furthermore, the stories have solid plots, even with punchlines like rakugo. -- Hisashi Inoue discusses the real image of the writer he admires, Osamu Dazai, and his literary achievements. (Recorded February 16, 1999, at JT Art Hall Affinis) Which episodes to choose and which to discard. -- A writer's eye is an eye of selection, and it can be said to be the most important quality for a writer. How to cultivate and nurture this. A valuable lecture in which he spoke about his own "eye" that wants to amuse people, and various hints for creation. (Recorded February 19, 2005, at Shinjuku Sumitomo Hall) A valuable set. Please contact me if you want to buy in bulk. I will give you a discount.