Kōbō Abe
Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Original Story
Born Mar 7, 1924 · Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1954–1993 · Awards: Akutagawa Prize, Kishida Theatre Award, Tanizaki Prize, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Yomiuri Prize, Art Encouragement Prizes
Kōbō Abe, pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Filmography
Woman in the Dunes (1964) — Novel · ScreenplayThe Face of Another (1966) — Screenplay · NovelPitfall (1962) — Story · ScreenplayThe Thick-Walled Room (1956) — ScreenplayAko (1964) — Original StoryThe Man Without a Map (1968) — Novel · ScreenplayA Poet's Life (1974) — Original StoryThe Box Man (2024) — NovelThe Box Man (2002) — Original StoryA Billionaire (1954) — WriterShinrei Shokudō 2 (2021) — Original StoryFriends (1987) — Original Story240 Hours in One Day (1970) — ScreenplayIntruders (1963) — Screenplay · Original StoryThe Cliff of Time (1971) — Writer · Original Story · DirectorThe Little Elephant is Dead / An Elephant Calf Is Dead (1980) — Director · Music · Screenplay · Story