Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

Nascimento : 1924-03-07, Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Morte : 1993-01-22

História

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).

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Kōbō Abe

Filmes

The Box Man
The Box Man
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.
友達
友達
Original Story
The Box Man
The Box Man
Original Story
A man reacts with violence when a pair of eyes spy on him from inside a cardboard box.
Friends
Friends
Original Story
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.
A Poet's Life
A Poet's Life
Original Story
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.
The Cliff of Time
The Cliff of Time
Original Story
A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
The Cliff of Time
The Cliff of Time
Writer
A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
The Cliff of Time
The Cliff of Time
Director
A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
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.
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
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.
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
Screenplay
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
Novel
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
A Mulher da Areia
A Mulher da Areia
Screenplay
Um entomologista amador resolve sair da cidade e passar o fim de semana numa área desértica do Japão, a fim de coletar insetos raros. Ele pernoita numa casa onde habita uma estranha mulher. Logo ele vai perceber que caiu em uma armadilha sem saída.
A Mulher da Areia
A Mulher da Areia
Novel
Um entomologista amador resolve sair da cidade e passar o fim de semana numa área desértica do Japão, a fim de coletar insetos raros. Ele pernoita numa casa onde habita uma estranha mulher. Logo ele vai perceber que caiu em uma armadilha sem saída.
Ako
Ako
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?
Pitfall
Pitfall
Story
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
Pitfall
Pitfall
Screenplay
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
O Quarto de Paredes Espessas
O Quarto de Paredes Espessas
Screenplay
Um grupo de soldados japoneses comuns é preso por crimes contra a humanidade, eles próprios vítimas de uma nação que se recusa a carregar o seu fardo como um todo. Da coleção "Criterion Collection": "Entre os primeiros filmes japoneses a lidar diretamente com as cicatrizes da Segunda Guerra Mundial, por ser um filme com conteúdo inflamatório, o filme foi engavetado pelo estúdio por três anos antes de ser lançado."
A Billionaire
A Billionaire
Writer
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.