Yōjirō Ishizaka

was a Japanese writer of short stories and novels.

Biography Born in the Daikancho quarter of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Ishizaka entered Keio University in 1919.

His 1947 novel Blue Mountain Range (青い山脈, Aoi sanmyaku) portrayed the emancipated post-war youth through the relationships of a group of high school students.

While widely popular in Japan, with his writings repeatedly made into films, Wakai hito (1952) (novel) Kuchizuke, III: Onna doshi (1955) (story) Nikui mono (1957) (story) Hi no ataru sakamichi (1958) (novel) Wakai musumetachi (1958) (story) Suzukake no sanpomichi (1959) (novel) Aruhi watashi wa (1959) (novel) Kiri no naka no shojo (1959) Kawano hotoride (1962) (story) Izuko e (1966) (story) Wakai musume ga ippai (1966) (story) Dare no isu? (1968) (novel) Hi no ataru sakamichi (1975) (novel) Aitsu to watashi (1976) (novel) Wakai hito (1977) (novel)

Film adaptions (selected) 1937: Young People (Wakai hito) 1949: Aoi sanmyaku 1950: Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (Ishinaka sensei gyōjōki) 1957: Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki 1956: The Baby Carriage (Ubaguruma) 1958: A Slope in the Sun (Hi no ataru sakamichi)