Kyusaku Yumeno (1889~1936) was born in Fukuoka, as the eldest son of a prominent figure of a nationalist party. After dropping out Keio University, he experienced several occupations, including agricultural farm owner, Zen monk, and newspaper journalist. In 1926, he debuted with Ayakashi no Tsuzumi (Apparitional Hand Drum), which was published in the literary magazine Shin-Seinen. In 1935, he published Dogra Magra after developing the plot for more than ten years. Dogra Magra is considered to be the weirdest mystery of the country.