Yasunari Kawabata(1899-1972)

Yasunari Kawabata was born on 11 June 1899 in Osaka, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for A Page of Madness (1926), Izu no odoriko (1967) and The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933). He was married to Hideko Keizo. He died on 16 April 1972 in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan.

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7.2

The Master of Funerals
5.8
- novel
- 2019
One Arm
Short
- Based on the novel by
- 2019
The Old Capital
6.8
- based on the novel by
- 2016
Red Dance
Short
- inspired by: short story
- 2010
Kaidan Horror Classics
6.0
TV Series
- novel "One Arm"
- 2010
Tenohira no shôsetsu
5.4
- stories
- 2009
Kingyo
6.4
Short
- story "Canaries"
- 2009
Love Suicides
5.8
Short
- based on a story by
- 2009
Kataude
6.4
Short
- writer
- 2008
Yûbae Shôjo
1.7
- based on the novel by
- 2008
Nemureru bijo
- novel
- 2007
Das Haus der schlafenden Schönen
5.3
- novel "Nemureru bijo"
- 2006
Koto
5.8
TV Movie
- novel
- 2005
Morning Musume: Shinshun! Love Stories
TV Movie
- based on novel by: part 1
- 2002
Bellas durmientes
5.5
- novel "Nemureru bijo"
- 2001

Trivia
Kawabata left many of his stories apparently unfinished, sometimes to the annoyance of readers and reviewers. This was in fact done intentionally, as Kawabata felt that vignettes of incidents along the way were far more important than major conclusions.

Quotes
Maybe vagueness has been good for me. The word means two different things in Tokyo and Osaka, you know. In Tokyo it means stupidity, but in Osaka they talk about vagueness in a painting and in a game of Go.