Known for
Writing
Credits
20
Gender
Man
Birthday
1 Mar 1892
Day of death
24 Jul 1927 (35)
Place of birth
Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Ryûnosuke Akutagawa
澄江堂主人
Chōkōdō Shujin
Chokodo Shujin
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Biography
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
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | God of Japan | Story |
| 2020 | Two Komachis | Story |
| 2019 | A Stranger in Shanghai | Original Story |
| 2017 | The Bottomless Bag | Story |
| 2011 | At the Gate of the Ghost | Writer |
| 2011 | In a Grove | Original Concept |
| 2010 | Kaidan Horror Classics | Original Story |
| 2010 | Rail Truck | Novel |
| 2010 | 妖しき文豪怪談 | Original Story |
| 1996 | In a Thicket | Original Story |
| 1996 | Misty | Original Story |
| 1995 | The Christ of Nanjing | Novel |
| 1985 | Jesus in Nanking (China 1913) | Story |
| 1981 | Toshishun | Writer |
| 1976 | The Possessed | Original Story |
| 1969 | Portrait of Hell | Novel |
| 1964 | The Outrage | Original Story |
| 1960 | Play of the Week: Rashomon | Original Story |
| 1952 | Beauty and the Thief | Novel |
| 1950 | Rashomon | Novel |