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Ryu Murakami
무라카미 류
무라카미 류
| Job: | Director, Writer |
| Date of birth: | February 19, 1952 |
| Country: | Sasebo City, Nagasaki, Japan |
About Ryu Murakami
Birth Name: Ryunosuke Murakami
Spouse: Tazuko Takahashi (September 1976 - present)
Born in Sasebo where U.S. Navy's harbour is located. Raised there till his high school days. After graduation, he came up to Tokyo and lived in Fussa, near the base of U.S. Army. He wrote the novel, "Kagirinaku Tomei ni chikai Blue", from a decadent life there. It won the Akutagawa Prize, the most authoritative literary prize in Japan. Since then, he has wrote many novels, essays, scenarios. Compared with his great fame in literary world, his career as a director hasn't brought him a commercial success so far.
Spouse: Tazuko Takahashi (September 1976 - present)
Born in Sasebo where U.S. Navy's harbour is located. Raised there till his high school days. After graduation, he came up to Tokyo and lived in Fussa, near the base of U.S. Army. He wrote the novel, "Kagirinaku Tomei ni chikai Blue", from a decadent life there. It won the Akutagawa Prize, the most authoritative literary prize in Japan. Since then, he has wrote many novels, essays, scenarios. Compared with his great fame in literary world, his career as a director hasn't brought him a commercial success so far.
Filmography
 Tokyo Decadence (2005) |  69 Sixty Nine (2005) |  Audition (1999) | Kyoko (1995) |
