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Ryū Murakami

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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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.
BornFebruary 19, 1952
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tokyo Decadence (1992)
    Tokyo Decadence
    5.9
    • Writer(as Ryû Murakami)
    • 1992
    Raffles Hotel (1989)
    Raffles Hotel
    5.8
    • Writer(as Ryû Murakami)
    • 1989
    Audition (1999)
    Audition
    7.1
    • Writer(as Ryû Murakami)
    • 1999
    It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
    It's All Right, My Friend
    5.5
    • Writer(as Ryû Murakami)
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Audition
      • based on the novel by (as Ryû Murakami)
      • Pre-production



    • Audition (2019)
      Audition
      Podcast Series
      • author (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2019
    • Piercing (2018)
      Piercing
      5.5
      • based on the novel by (as Ryu Murakami)
      • 2018
    • 55 Sai Kara No Hello Life (2014)
      55 Sai Kara No Hello Life
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the book by (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2014
    • Teppei 1990 (2012)
      Teppei 1990
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the book by (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2012
    • 69 (2004)
      69
      6.7
      • novel (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2004
    • Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003)
      Shôwa kayô daizenshû
      6.5
      • novel (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2003
    • Run! Ichiro (2001)
      Run! Ichiro
      6.7
      • book "Hashire! Takahashi" (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2001
    • Audition (1999)
      Audition
      7.1
      • novel (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1999
    • Love & Pop (1998)
      Love & Pop
      7.4
      • novel (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1998
    • Kyoko (1996)
      Kyoko
      6.2
      • Writer (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1996
    • Tokyo Decadence (1992)
      Tokyo Decadence
      5.9
      • book
      • screenplay (as Ryû Murakami, as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1992
    • Raffles Hotel (1989)
      Raffles Hotel
      5.8
      • novel (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1989
    • It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
      It's All Right, My Friend
      5.5
      • based on the novel by
      • screenplay (as Ryû Murakami, as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1983
    • Almost Transparent Blue (1979)
      Almost Transparent Blue
      6.9
      • novel
      • screenplay (as Ryû Murakami, as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1979

    Director



    • Kyoko (1996)
      Kyoko
      6.2
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1996
    • Tokyo Decadence (1992)
      Tokyo Decadence
      5.9
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1992
    • Raffles Hotel (1989)
      Raffles Hotel
      5.8
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1989
    • Uerutaa
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1987
    • It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
      It's All Right, My Friend
      5.5
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1983
    • Almost Transparent Blue (1979)
      Almost Transparent Blue
      6.9
      • Director (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 1979

    Producer



    • Audition
      • executive producer (as Ryû Murakami)
      • Pre-production



    • Popular!
      8.1
      Video
      • executive producer (as Ryû Murakami)
      • 2006

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ryu Murakami
    • Born
      • February 19, 1952
      • Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Tazuko TakahashiSeptember 1976 - present

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    • Trivia
      Enrolled in Musashino Art College in 1972.

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