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Yasunari Kawabata

Writing
72 years oldOsaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award.

Personal Details

Born
June 14, 1899 - April 16, 1972 (age 72)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Writing

Movies (47)

Snow Country
6.5

Snow Country

Novel (Writing)

2022

The Master of Funerals
8.0

The Master of Funerals

Novel (Writing)

2019

One Arm

One Arm

Novel (Writing)

2019

The Old Capital
8.3

The Old Capital

Novel (Writing)

2016

Kaidan Horror Classics
7.0

Kaidan Horror Classics

Original Story (Writing)

2010

Kingyo
6.3

Kingyo

Original Story (Writing)

2009

Love Suicides

Love Suicides

Original Story (Writing)

2009

Kataude

Kataude

Original Story (Writing)

2008

A Girl in the Sunset

A Girl in the Sunset

Original Story (Writing)

2008

Nemureru bijo

Nemureru bijo

Novel (Writing)

2007

House of the Sleeping Beauties
5.4

House of the Sleeping Beauties

Novel (Writing)

2006

Koto
4.0

Koto

Novel (Writing)

2005

Shinshun! Love stories

Shinshun! Love stories

Original Story (Writing)

2002

Bellas durmientes
2.8

Bellas durmientes

Novel (Writing)

2001

House of Sleeping Beauties

House of Sleeping Beauties

Novel (Writing)

1995

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
3.5

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

as Self

1985

Sadness and Beauty
2.4

Sadness and Beauty

Novel (Writing)

1985

Koto: The Ancient City
6.0

Koto: The Ancient City

Novel (Writing)

1980

The Izu Dancer
8.0

The Izu Dancer

Novel (Writing)

1974

Thousand Cranes
8.3

Thousand Cranes

Novel (Writing)

1969

Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata

Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata

1968

The House of the Sleeping Virgins

The House of the Sleeping Virgins

Novel (Writing)

1968

The Izu Dancer

The Izu Dancer

Original Story (Writing)

1967

Woman of the Lake
6.9

Woman of the Lake

Novel (Writing)

1966

Snow Country
4.0

Snow Country

Novel (Writing)

1965

With Beauty and Sorrow
5.4

With Beauty and Sorrow

Novel (Writing)

1965

Love Comes with Youth
8.0

Love Comes with Youth

Writer (Writing)

1963

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Novel (Writing)

1963

The Izu Dancer

The Izu Dancer

Original Story (Writing)

1960

Windy Street
6.0

Windy Street

Novel (Writing)

1959

Woman Unveiled
6.0

Woman Unveiled

Original Story (Writing)

1958

Keiko and Yves Get Married

Keiko and Yves Get Married

as himself

1957

Snow Country
6.7

Snow Country

Novel (Writing)

1957

Family of Sorrow

Family of Sorrow

Original Story (Writing)

1956

A Rainbow at Every Turn

A Rainbow at Every Turn

Novel (Writing)

1956

Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

Novel (Writing)

1954

Dancing Girls of Izu

Dancing Girls of Izu

Original Story (Writing)

1954

Sound of the Mountain
7.3

Sound of the Mountain

Novel (Writing)

1954

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

Novel (Writing)

1953

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

Novel (Writing)

1952

Repast
7.5

Repast

Script Supervisor (Directing)

1951

Dancing Girl
6.3

Dancing Girl

Original Story (Writing)

1951

Mr. Thank You
7.0

Mr. Thank You

Novel (Writing)

1936

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
6.4

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Original Story (Writing)

1935

The Dancing Girl of Izu
6.5

The Dancing Girl of Izu

Author (Writing)

1933

Asakusa kurenaidan

Asakusa kurenaidan

Original Story (Writing)

1930

A Page of Madness
7.3

A Page of Madness

Original Story (Writing)

1926

TV Shows (3)