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"Dazai" was published by renowned Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama and bookbinder Satoru Machiguchi under Match & Company's MMM label. MMM, bearing the initials of Moriyama, Motoo Hisako, and Machiguchi Satoru, is the fifth volume in a creative publishing project that unites photography, editing, and design. Released in 2014, MMM is the fifth volume in the series. Moriyama has continued to capture the turbulent waters of postwar urban life in his distinctive monochrome style. This work extracts images that resonate with the spirit of Dazai Osamu from his work spanning the 1970s to the present. The title "Dazai" includes Dazai's short story "Villon's Wife," juxtaposing photography and literature, evoking feelings of loneliness and a volatile spiritual tremor. This photobook is more than simply a collection of works; it is positioned as a reconstitution of the Dazai-esque sensibility that Moriyama himself has been inspired by through monochrome fragments. Satoru Machiguchi's binding, through the textures of the paper and binding, also aims to ensure that the materiality of the book itself resonates with the visual experience. This book blurs the boundaries between photography and literature, inviting us into the innermost depths of urban diversity and existence. Japanese edition. Limited to 350 copies.