Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 1, 1892
- Died
- July 24, 1927 (aged 35)
- Birthplace
- Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927), art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人) was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story" and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
Known For
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Filmography
Wagonette
Movie · Writer
God of Japan
Movie · Story
Two Komachis
Movie · Story
A Stranger in Shanghai
Movie · Original Story
The Bottomless Bag
Movie · Story
In a Grove
Movie · Original Concept
At the Gate of the Ghost
Movie · Original Film Writer
The Spider's Thread
Movie · Original Story
Kaidan Horror Classics
Movie · Original Story
Rail Truck
Movie · Novel
Kaidan Horror Classics
TV · Original Story · 1 ep
Misty
Movie · Original Story
In a Thicket
Movie · Original Story
The Christ of Nanjing
Movie · Novel
Jesus in Nanking (China 1913)
Movie · Story
Toshishun
Movie · Writer
The Possessed
Movie · Original Story
Portrait of Hell
Movie · Novel
The Outrage
Movie · Original Story
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Movie · Original Story
Beauty and the Thief
Movie · Novel
Rashomon
Movie · Novel