Kōbō Abe
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...
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...
Known For
Crew Credits
The Box Man
Novel
Shinrei Shokudō 2
Original Story
The Box Man
Original Story
Friends
Original Story
A Poet's Life
Original Story
The Cliff of Time
Director
240 Hours in One Day
Screenplay
The Face of Another
Novel
Ako
Original Story
Woman in the Dunes
Novel
Intruders
Original Story
Pitfall
Screenplay
The Thick-Walled Room
Screenplay
A Billionaire
Writer