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- Jun'ichirô Tanizaki was born on July 24, 1886 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for Naked Ambition (1970), By Rickshaw and Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957). He was married to Matsuko Morita, Tomiko Furukawa and Chiyoko Ishikawa. He died on July 30, 1965 in Kyoto, Japan.
- SpousesMatsuko Morita(1935 - July 30, 1965) (his death, 1 child)Tomiko Furukawa(1931 - 1934) (divorced)Chiyoko Ishikawa(1915 - 1930) (divorced, 1 child)
- [After seeing his reflection in a shop window, describing himself and the Japanese people] We are country-bred hicks, wild nincompoop monkeys, dwarfs, earth-colored bizarre people.
- When one sees the face of a young, beautiful Western woman in a moving picture in close-up, one often gets a sublime feeling. For some reasons or another, this does not work with Japanese actresses.
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