Junpei Gomikawa

Shigeru Kurita, known by his pen name Junpei Gomikawa, was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his 1958 World War II novel The Human Condition, which became a best seller. The novel became the basis for Masaki Kobayashi's film trilogy The Human Condition as well as a radio drama. His eighteen-volume novel Men and War, formed the basis for Satsuo Yamamoto's 1970–1973 film trilogy of the same name.