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Anzai Fuyue

あんざい ふゆえ

Anzai Fuyue

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1898-03-09 （Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan）
Died
1965-08-24 （Osaka Medical University Hospital, Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan） age 67
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Poet, Lyricist, Essayist
Active Years
1924-1965
Memberships
Modern Poets' Association

Education

Kojimachi Elementary School
Country: Japan
Sakai Middle School (now Osaka Prefectural Mikunigaoka High School)
Country: Japan
Graduated from a prewar middle school (equivalent)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Warship Jasmine

1929 Poetry collection

A 1929 poetry collection featuring avant-garde imagery and experimental language.

avant-gardenaturesolitude

The Saline Lake of Asia

1933 Poetry collection

A collection that poetically evokes Asian imagery, the sea, and expanses.

Asiaseatravel

The Thirsty God

1933 Poetry collection

A 1930s poetry collection containing symbolic and fragmentary poems.

symbolismsolitudespirituality

The University's Absence

1943 Poetry collection

One of his collections published during wartime, mixing private perspective with social context.

wartimeindividual and society

Cherry Fruit

1946 Essays, short pieces, diary

A book of essays, short pieces and diary entries reflecting postwar life and impressions.

daily lifereminiscence

The Dardan Strait and the Butterfly

1947 Poetry collection

A poetry collection exploring the sea, creatures, borders, and senses of distance.

seamovementboundaries

The Seated Bullfighter

1949 Poetry collection

A postwar poetry collection questioning existence and action in poetic terms.

existenceaction

Bibliography

  • The Warship Jasmine
  • The Saline Lake of Asia (Poetry)
  • The Thirsty God (Poetry)
  • The University's Absence (Poetry)
  • Cherry Fruit: Essays, Short Pieces, Diary
  • The Dardan Strait and the Butterfly (Poetry)
  • The Seated Bullfighter (Poetry)
  • Collected Poems of Anzai Fuyue
  • Complete Works of Anzai Fuyue (10 vols.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
prose poetryfree verseavant-garde expression
Recurring Motifs
Asiaseanaturesolitude

Health

  • arthritis
    1921（関節炎により右脚切断）
    He lost his right leg due to arthritis, which became a turning point that led him to devote himself to literature.
  • uremia
    1965（死因）
    Died of uremia in 1965.

Legacy

An important 20th-century Japanese poet known for combining avant-garde sensibilities with Asian imagery. He promoted prose-poetry movements through journals such as 'A' and 'Shi to Shiron' and is widely remembered for his famous one-line poem "Spring."

Academic Societies

  • Modern Poets' Association

Archives

  • Aozora Bunko (author works list)
  • National Diet Library (authority data)

Quotes

  • Spring
    Source: Poem (one-line poem)

Trivia

  • Birth name was Masaru.
  • Buried at Koyasan Oku-no-in.
  • Founded the poetry journal 'A' in Dalian.
  • Wrote school songs and student songs for several high schools.