Ryûnosuke Akutagawa

Ryûnosuke Akutagawa

b. 1892 — d. 1927 (aged 35) Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Writer

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

Rashomon

Iron Maze

Misty

Bijo to touzoku

Bijo to touzoku

Filmography

Bungou to Alchemist: Shinpan no Haguruma

Bungou to Alchemist: Shinpan no Haguruma

Yaponskiy Bog

A Stranger in Shanghai

A Stranger in Shanghai

Boda Boda Killer: Ani yamutta

Meshok bez dna

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's Rashomon

The Outrage

In a Grove

Kaidan Horror Classics

Kaidan Horror Classics

Bungo: Nihon bungaku shinema

Aoi Bungaku Series

Aoi Bungaku Series

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

Rail Truck

Misty

Yabu no naka

The Christ of Nanjing

The Christ of Nanjing

Iron Maze

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

The Husband, the Wife and the Stranger

Fame

Toshishun

The Possessed

Xin Luo sheng men

Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell

The Outrage

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

Bijo to touzoku

Bijo to touzoku

Rashomon

Kumo no ito

Gendai nihon bungaku junrei

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