I want you to write a paper on the supremacy of art, right? Generally speaking, Akutagawa Ryunosuke's "Hell Change" is typical, but unlike you.

There is something wrong with your proposition that the protagonist died in pursuit of beauty. Die not for beauty, but for beauty.

At any cost, even at the cost of life. It is not necessarily beauty, and the concept of beauty is also very broad. In addition, I recommend you to watch it.

Look at Yukio Mishima's Golden Pavilion Temple, Junichiro Tanizaki's Tattoo, and Chunqin Copy. The newer one is Kenichi Yamamoto.

Flowers and birds dream and other novels describing the artistic pursuit of craftsmen. The beauty of Japan is also very different from what we usually say.

It will be instructive to read Ode to Death. Motojirō Kajii's Lemon is a little different.

You are welcome to ask questions, but you'd better know what you are asking.