Screenwriter
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
1950–present1892–1927DramaMysteryHorrorCrime
Chronicler of the Human Condition
Similar Screenwriters
The Screenplays
19 total writing credits
Full Writing Credits
About
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.
Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB)
