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) - Screenplay · NovelThe Face of Another (1966) - Screenplay · NovelPitfall (1962) - Screenplay · StoryThe 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) - Original Story · ScreenplayThe Cliff of Time (1971) - Director · Original Story · WriterThe Little Elephant is Dead / An Elephant Calf Is Dead (1980) - Director · Music · Screenplay · Story