Kōbō Abe
Nacimiento : 1924-03-07, Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Muerte : 1993-01-22
Historia
Kōbō Abe, pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society and his modernist sensibilities.
Among the honors bestowed on him were the Akutagawa Prize in 1951 for The Crime of S. Karuma, the Yomiuri Prize in 1962 for Woman in the Dunes, and the Tanizaki Prize in 1967 for the play Friends. Kenzaburō Ōe stated that Abe deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he himself had won (Abe was nominated multiple times).
Novel
It follows a nameless man who gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, encountering a range of characters as he wanders the streets of Tokyo.
Original Story
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A man reacts with violence when a pair of eyes spy on him from inside a cardboard box.
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John is a legal assistant who is looking forward to marriage to his fiancee Sally, but his daydream is interrupted when a model plane crashes through his window. Following the plane is a family of six who invade his life and apartment.
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A cautionary tale about workers who are neglected, lose hope, and fade away while businessmen prosper by selling out to foreign countries. As the greed of the businessmen escalates, the economy collapses, and a young man becomes a poet and gives the people hope.
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A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
Writer
A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
Director
A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
Novel
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man for whom he is searching.
Screenplay
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man for whom he is searching.
Screenplay
Convencido de que el alma reside en la piel, de que su propio ser se ha desvanecido junto con los rasgos de su cara desfigurada a raíz de un accidente, un científico se obsesiona con la idea de cubrirse con una máscara, otro yo que, esperanzadamente, concibe como un nexo con el mundo.
Novel
Convencido de que el alma reside en la piel, de que su propio ser se ha desvanecido junto con los rasgos de su cara desfigurada a raíz de un accidente, un científico se obsesiona con la idea de cubrirse con una máscara, otro yo que, esperanzadamente, concibe como un nexo con el mundo.
Screenplay
Un entomólogo en busca de insectos en un desierto de arena se ve de repente atrapado conviviendo con una mujer que vive sola en una vieja casa, y con la que establecerá una extraña relación.
Novel
Un entomólogo en busca de insectos en un desierto de arena se ve de repente atrapado conviviendo con una mujer que vive sola en una vieja casa, y con la que establecerá una extraña relación.
Original Story
A day in the life of Ako, a 16 year old Japanese girl, and her friends and co-workers. An alarm clock wakes her in a dorm; she gets ready for work and travels to a large bakery. We see her with friends, chatting and laughing, as well as working. They go out, seven of them jammed in an old Pontiac: bowling, then to an amusement park, then driving around. Car trouble may put her at risk. Is she going to be okay?
Story
Un minero vaga en busca de trabajo, acompañado de su hijo de corta edad. En este deambular llegará hasta un extraño pueblo fantasma, donde solo vive una mujer que regenta una pequeña tienda. Allí es atacado por un misterioso hombre de traje y guantes blancos...
Screenplay
Un minero vaga en busca de trabajo, acompañado de su hijo de corta edad. En este deambular llegará hasta un extraño pueblo fantasma, donde solo vive una mujer que regenta una pequeña tienda. Allí es atacado por un misterioso hombre de traje y guantes blancos...
Screenplay
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
Writer
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.
