Ryu Murakami

Ryū Murakami (村上龍 Murakami Ryū, born 19 February 1952 in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. His real name is Murakami Ryūnosuke.

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19 February - 1952 - Sasebo - Nagasaki - Japan - Novelist - Filmmaker

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His first work, a short novel titled Almost Transparent Blue (????????????, kagirinaku t?mei ni chikai bur?) which deals with promiscuity and drug use among disaffected Japanese youth, won the newcomer's literature prize in 1976. It was critically acclaimed as a new style of literature, though some observers decried it as decadent. Blue also won the Akutagawa Prize later the same year. The novel went on to become a best seller.

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In 1980, Murakami published the much longer novel Coin Locker Babies (?????????????), again to critical acclaim.

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His novels available in English include Almost Transparent Blue, 69, Coin Locker Babies and In the Miso Soup.

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English - Almost Transparent Blue - 69 - Coin Locker Babies - In the Miso Soup

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Takashi Miike's feature film Audition (1999) was based on one of his novels. Murakami reportedly liked it so much he gave Miike his blessing to adapt Coin Locker Babies.

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Takashi Miike - Audition - 1999 - Coin Locker Babies

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Despite the similarity of names, he is not related to Haruki Murakami or Takashi Murakami.

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Haruki Murakami - Takashi Murakami

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