Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷 崎 潤 一郎?) (Chūō, Tokyo, July 24, 1886 - Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, July 30, 1965) was a Japanese writer, considered by many to be the cornerstone of Japan's contemporary novel , along with decisive figures such as Ōgai Mori, Natsume Sōseki, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Kōbō Abe.