Shūsui Kōtoku

Japanese anarchist.

Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.

Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging).

Occupations
journalist, political activist, translator

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel