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Jan 1, 1892 — Jan 1, 1927· 35 yrs

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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Also known as: Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, Ryûnosuke Akutagawa

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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.[

When the editor once asked Akira Kurosawa about the meaning of a scene, the director replied, "If I could have said it in words, I wouldn't have gone to the trouble and expense of making a film."

— from Rashomon and other stories

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The Life of a Stupid Man

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Rashomon and other stories

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Ensemble de contes sombres, cruels et inquiétants se déroulant dans le Japon ancien.

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Cogwheels and other stories

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