Fusao Hayashi

Hayashi Fusao
Hayashi Fusao
Hayashi Fusao
Born(1903-05-30)30 May 1903
Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Died9 October 1975(1975-10-09) (aged 72)
Kamakura, Japan
OccupationWriter and literary critic
Genrenovels
Notable works Dai Toa Senso Kotei Ron

Hayashi Fusao (林 房雄, 30 May 1903 – 9 October 1975) was the pen name of a Japanese novelist and literary critic in Shōwa period Japan. He is known for his early works in the proletarian literature movement, although he later became a strong ultranationalist. His real name was Gotō Toshio (後藤寿夫), although he also used the alias "Shirai Akira".