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Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

WriterDirectorSound Mar 7 (died age 68) Kita, Tokyo, Japan 1954–2024 (70 year career)
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Biography

Kōbō Abe, pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society and his modernist sensibilities. Among the honors bestowed on him were the Akutagawa Prize in 1951 for The Crime of S. Karuma, the Yomiuri Prize in 1962 for Woman in the Dunes, and the Tanizaki Prize in 1967 for the …

Known For

Woman in the Dunes
Film

Woman in the Dunes

Novel
The Face of Another
Film

The Face of Another

Novel
Pitfall
Film

Pitfall

Screenplay
The Thick-Walled Room
Film

The Thick-Walled Room

Screenplay
Ako
Film

Ako

Original Story
The Man Without a Map
Film

The Man Without a Map

Novel
A Poet's Life
Film

A Poet's Life

Original Story
The Box Man
Film

The Box Man

Novel

Filmography