Hideo Osabe (長部日出雄, Osabe Hideo, 3 September 1934 – 18 October 2018[1]) was a Japanese essayist and novelist.
His work focused on movies and Osamu Dazai.
He was born in Aomori Prefecture,[2] where Dazai was also born.
He won the Naoki Prize in 1973 for Tsugaru jongara bushi and Tsugaru yosare bushi.
[3] He was awarded a Medal of Honor (with Purple Ribbon, for contributions to education and culture) from the Japanese government in 2002.