Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介)
(1892 - 1927)
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He is considered the father of Japanese short story. Kurosawa's Rashômon is inspired by two of his works - and these two works also play an active role in the intrigue of Jarmush's Ghost Dog.


(A Life in Books)