Japanese writer and filmmaker (born 1952)
Ryū Murakami
Ryū Murakami is a Japanese novelist, essayist and filmmaker.
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- Profession
- Japanese writer and filmmaker (born 1952)
- Born
- 1952-02-19
Overview
Ryū Murakami is a Japanese novelist, essayist and filmmaker. His novels explore human nature through themes of disillusion, drug use, surrealism, murder and war, set against the dark backdrop of Japan. His best known novels are Almost Transparent Blue, Audition, Coin Locker Babies, and In the Miso Soup.
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