Kōbō Abe

Writer

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).

Born: March 7, 1924 in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Died: January 22, 1993 (Age 68)

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Kōbō Abe Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Pitfall Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Writing	Screenplay, Story	1962
The Face of Another Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8	Writing	Novel, Screenplay	1966
The Man Without a Map Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay, Novel	1968
The Thick-Walled Room Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1956
Woman in the Dunes Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	8.4	Writing	Novel, Screenplay	1964
Friends Movie	5.7	Writing	Original Story	1987
A Billionaire Movie	6.6	Writing	Writer	1954
The Box Man Movie	5.2	Writing	Novel	2024
A Poet's Life Short Film	6.6	Writing	Original Story	1974
The Box Man Short Film	6.7	Writing	Original Story	2002
White Morning Short Film	6.7	Writing	Original Story	1964
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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Kōbō Abe

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