Tanizaki Junichiro (1886 - 1965) was a Japanese author.

He moved to Kyoto from Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

His works include:

  • Naomi (1923)
  • Some Prefer Nettles (1929)
  • Arrowroot (1931)
  • Ashikari (1932)
  • A Portrait of Shunkin (1932)
  • The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi (1935)
  • The Makioka Sisters (1943-1948)
  • Quicksand (Japanese: Manji) (1947)
  • Captain Shigemoto's Mother (1949)
  • The Key (1956)
  • Diary of an Old Man (1961)

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