About

Known credits:
22
Birthday:
1924-03-07
Place of birth:
Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Kōbō Abe

Overview

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 play Friends. Kenzaburō Ōe stated that Abe deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he himself had won (Abe was nominated multiple times).

Known for

Directing
1971 The Cliff of Time Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 The Box Man Writing Novel N/A
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2021 友達 Writing Original Story 59
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2002 The Box Man Writing Original Story 59
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1987 Friends Writing Original Story 59
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1974 A Poet's Life Writing Original Story 59
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1971 The Cliff of Time Writing Original Story N/A
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1971 The Cliff of Time Writing Writer N/A
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1970 240 Hours in One Day Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 The Man Without a Map Writing Screenplay 59
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1968 The Man Without a Map Writing Novel 59
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1966 The Face of Another Writing Screenplay 65
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1966 The Face of Another Writing Novel 65
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1964 Ako Writing Original Story 59
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1964 Woman in the Dunes Writing Novel 69
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1964 Woman in the Dunes Writing Screenplay 69
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1963 Intruders Writing Original Story N/A
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1963 Intruders Writing Screenplay N/A
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1962 Pitfall Writing Story 61
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1962 Pitfall Writing Screenplay 61
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1956 The Thick-Walled Room Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 A Billionaire Writing Writer 58
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