
About
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Overview
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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2021 | God of Japan | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
2020 | Two Komachis | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
2019 | A Stranger in Shanghai | Writing | Original Story | 59 Average |
2017 | The Bottomless Bag | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
2011 | In a Grove | Writing | Original Concept | N/A N/A |
2011 | At the Gate of the Ghost | Writing | Original Film Writer | 58 Average |
2010 | Kaidan Horror Classics | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
2010 | Rail Truck | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1997 | Misty | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
1996 | In a Thicket | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
1995 | The Christ of Nanjing | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1985 | Jesus in Nanking (China 1913) | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1981 | Toshishun | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1976 | The Possessed | Writing | Original Story | N/A N/A |
1969 | Portrait of Hell | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1964 | The Outrage | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
1960 | Play of the Week: Rashomon | Writing | Original Story | 59 Average |
1952 | Beauty and the Thief | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1950 | Rashomon | Writing | Novel | 76 Good |