About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1899-06-14
Place of birth:
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Yasunari Kawabata

Overview

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award.

Known for

Acting
1985 The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima Actor Self 58
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1968 Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata Actor N/A
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Directing
1951 Repast Directing Script Supervisor 60
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Writing
2022 Snow Country Writing Novel 59
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2019 The Master of Funerals Writing Novel N/A
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2019 One Arm Writing Novel N/A
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2016 The Old Capital Writing Novel 59
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2010 Kaidan Horror Classics Writing Original Story 59
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2009 Kingyo Writing Story 59
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2009 Love Suicides Writing Original Story N/A
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2008 Kataude Writing Writer N/A
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2008 A Girl in the Sunset Writing Story N/A
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2007 Nemureru bijo Writing Novel N/A
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2006 House of the Sleeping Beauties Writing Novel 58
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2005 Koto Writing Novel 59
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2002 Shinshun! Love stories Writing Writer N/A
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2001 Bellas durmientes Writing Novel 58
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1995 House of Sleeping Beauties Writing Novel N/A
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1985 Sadness and Beauty Writing Novel 58
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1980 Koto: The Ancient City Writing Novel 59
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1974 The Izu Dancer Writing Novel 59
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1969 Thousand Cranes Writing Novel 59
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1968 The House of the Sleeping Virgins Writing Novel N/A
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1966 Woman of the Lake Writing Novel 59
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1965 Snow Country Writing Original Story 59
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1965 Tamayura Writing Original Story N/A
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1965 With Beauty and Sorrow Writing Novel 58
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1963 Twin Sisters of Kyoto Writing Novel 59
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1960 The Izu Dancer Writing Original Story N/A
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1959 Windy Street Writing Novel N/A
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1958 Woman Unveiled Writing Original Story 59
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1958 Woman Unveiled Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Snow Country Writing Original Story 59
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1956 Family of Sorrow Writing Original Story N/A
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1956 A Rainbow at Every Turn Writing Novel N/A
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1954 Mother's First Love Writing Novel N/A
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1954 Dancing Girls of Izu Writing Original Story N/A
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1954 Sound of the Mountain Writing Novel 60
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1953 Reminiscence Writing Novel N/A
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1952 The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa Writing Novel N/A
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1951 Dancing Girl Writing Original Story 59
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1936 Mr. Thank You Writing Novel 59
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1935 Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts Writing Story 59
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1933 The Dancing Girl of Izu Writing Author 59
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1930 Asakusa kurenaidan Writing Original Story N/A
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1926 A Page of Madness Writing Writer 62
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1926 A Page of Madness Writing Original Story 62
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