was a Japanese author. He was born in

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. His son, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, was also a noted author; his daughter,

Kazuko Yoshiyuki (born 9 August 1935) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and 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, an ...

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

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e-texts of Eisuke's works
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