Writing
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Born — Died
1892-03-01 — 1927-07-24
Place of birth
Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
2 titles
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
1.0The Chinese tale of a poor young man. His mother married to the cruel king of the state and he wants to take his mother back. One old man comes from the heaven and makes his three wishes come true.
Toshishun
1981
Giorgi Ovashvili's short film debut, based on the novella with the same name by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Wagonette
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Behind the camera
1.0The Chinese tale of a poor young man. His mother married to the cruel king of the state and he wants to take his mother back. One old man comes from the heaven and makes his three wishes come true.
Toshishun
1981
Giorgi Ovashvili's short film debut, based on the novella with the same name by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Wagonette
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