Ryū Murakami

Writing

Ryū Murakami

Born — Died

1952-02-19 — 2026-10-17

Place of birth

Sasebo City, Nagasaki, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

12 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ryū Murakami (born 19 February 1952 in Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is colloquially referred to as the "Maradona of Japanese literature". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryû Murakami, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Tokyo Decadence poster
6.0

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.

Tokyo Decadence

1992

Dance with Me poster
10.0

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much of his past, including the time he and Kyoko spent together.

Dance with Me

1996

It's All Right, My Friend poster
6.3

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

It's All Right, My Friend

1983

Almost Transparent Blue poster
6.5

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.

Almost Transparent Blue

1979

Raffles Hotel poster
5.3

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The shutter's sound resounds through the room. When it fades away, Moeko has vanished...

Raffles Hotel

1989

The Cambrian Palace poster
NR

Economic talk-show / documentary. Each episode focuses on a single entrepreneur and features a reportage explaining their work, as well as studio discussion with the guest.

The Cambrian Palace

2006

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Tokyo Decadence poster
6.0

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.

Tokyo Decadence

1992

Tokyo Decadence poster
6.0

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.

Tokyo Decadence

1992

Dance with Me poster
10.0

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much of his past, including the time he and Kyoko spent together.

Dance with Me

1996

Dance with Me poster
10.0

As a child, Kyoko learned latin dance from Jose, a Cuban-American serviceman stationed in Japan. Years later, Kyoko travels to New York to see Jose again. After much searching, she finds Jose, only to discover that he is dying of AIDS and no longer remembers much of his past, including the time he and Kyoko spent together.

Dance with Me

1996

It's All Right, My Friend poster
6.3

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

It's All Right, My Friend

1983

It's All Right, My Friend poster
6.3

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

It's All Right, My Friend

1983

Almost Transparent Blue poster
6.5

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.

Almost Transparent Blue

1979

Almost Transparent Blue poster
6.5

In the mid-1970s, a small group of friends are living in a Japanese town near an American air force base, their lives revolve around sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw, image-intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.

Almost Transparent Blue

1979

Raffles Hotel poster
5.3

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The shutter's sound resounds through the room. When it fades away, Moeko has vanished...

Raffles Hotel

1989

Raffles Hotel poster
5.3

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The shutter's sound resounds through the room. When it fades away, Moeko has vanished...

Raffles Hotel

1989