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motojirō kajii
 motojirō kajii -rrb- lemon garo manga -rrb- -lrb- 1925 -rrb- , joyce -lrb- gekiga and
motojirō kajii

despite the limited body of work he created during his short lifetime , kajii has managed to leave a lasting footprint on japanese culture .
`` lemon '' is a staple of literature textbooks .
according to a report in major daily newspaper asahi shimbun , many high school students have emulated the protagonist 's defiant act of leaving a lemon in the book section of maruzen , a department store chain .
the opening line of `` under the cherry trees '' -lrb- `` dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees ! '' -rrb-
is popularly quoted in reference to hanami , the japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing .
