Ango Sakaguchi (坂口 安吾 Sakaguchi Ango; 1906 - 1955) was a Japanese novelist and essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi (坂口 炳五 Sakaguchi Heigo).

From Niigata, Sakaguchi was one of a group of younger Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II. In 1946 he wrote his most famous essay, titled "Darakuron" ("On Decadence"), which examined the role of bushido during the war. He saw postwar Japan as decadent, yet more truthful than a wartime Japan built on illusions like bushido.

Further reading

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For more on Sakaguchi's role in postwar Japan, see John Dower's book Embracing Defeat, pp. 155-157.

External links

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• Sakaguchi Ango and the Morality of Decadence - a Ph.D. thesis.

Japanese essayists | People from Niigata Prefecture

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