Endo, Shusaku, 1923-1996, one of the finest 20th-century Japanese novelists, b. Tokyo. Baptized a Roman Catholic at 11, he is often compared to Graham Greene for his deep concern with religion and moral behavior. Endo studied French literature at the Univ. of Lyon from 1950 to 1953, when he returned to Japan and began publishing novels and stories. Sometimes dealing with the historical past and sometimes with the modern world, his complex fiction usually revolves about a series of contrasts: East and West, faith and faithlessness, tradition and modernity. Silence (1966, tr. 1969), which concerns the 17th-century martyrdom of a young Portuguese missionary in Japan, is among his best-known novels and is perhaps his most outstanding one. Among the prolific author's other novels are The Sea and Poison (1958, tr. 1972), Wonderful Fool (1959, tr. 1974), The Samurai (1980, tr. 1982), Scandal (1986, tr. 1988), and Deep River (1993, tr. 1994). Endo's translated short-story collections include Stained Glass Elegies (1985) and the posthumously published Five by Endo (2000). He also wrote studies of Jesus, essays, plays, and screenplays. A museum devoted to Endo's life and work, which was established in 1999, is located in Sotome, Japan.

Endo may refer to:

• Endo-, a prefix referring to something internal
• Endometriosis, a disease that relates to a woman's menstrual cycle
• Endo-exo isomerism, in chemistry, a specific stereochemical relationship in molecular geometry
• Endo people, an ethnic group in Kenya
• Endo language, the native language of the Endo people
• Endo (band), a hard rock/heavy metal band
• Endo (band 2), progressive/jazz/fusion band formed in the early 90's.
• Endo Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in drugs for pain management
• ENDO, the name of the annual meeting and conference of The Endocrine Society

Surname

• Akifumi Endō, Japanese voice actor
• Akira Endo, a Japanese biochemist
• Akira Endo, a Japanese-American music conductor
• Mana Endo, Japanese tennis player
• Nic Endo, Japanese-German-American noise musician
• Shusaku Endo, a twentieth century Japanese author and Catholic
• Yasuhito Endo, a Japanese football (soccer) player
• Yuya Endo, Japanese actor and singer
• Endō Kinsuke (1836-1893), Japanese statesman
• Endo Yumi (b. 1982), Japanese actress

Miscellaneous

• Ex parte Endo, a United States Supreme Court decision, handed down on December 18, 1944.
• Cannabis (drug), known by the slang term 'endo' or 'indo'
• Root canal, a dental procedure also known as 'endo', short for 'endodontic root treatment'
• Stoppie, a cycling trick also known as an 'endo', short for flipping "end-over-end" which is a possible outcome if performed incorrectly

See also

• Pea, known in Japanese as endō (豌豆)
• Ex-orExo-, a prefix, an antonym (opposite meaning) for the prefix 'endo-'