Yasunari Kawabata
Writing

Yasunari Kawabata

Born 1899-06-14 · Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Died 1972-04-16

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award.

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Known for

Repast★ 7.5Viewing moment
Repast
1951
A Page of Madness★ 7.4Viewing moment
A Page of Madness
1926
The Izu Dancer★ 8.5Viewing moment
The Izu Dancer
1974
Twin Sisters of Kyoto★ 6.6Viewing moment
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Sound of the Mountain★ 7.3Viewing moment
Sound of the Mountain
1954
Snow Country★ 6.7Viewing moment
Snow Country
1957
Woman of the Lake★ 7Viewing moment
Woman of the Lake
1966
Snow CountryViewing moment
Snow Country
1965
Snow Country★ 6Viewing moment
Snow Country
2022
Mr. Thank You★ 7Viewing moment
Mr. Thank You
1936
House of the Sleeping Beauties★ 5.7Viewing moment
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006
With Beauty and Sorrow★ 5.5Viewing moment
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
Windy StreetViewing moment
Windy Street
1959
A Girl in the SunsetViewing moment
A Girl in the Sunset
2008
Sadness and Beauty★ 1.2Viewing moment
Sadness and Beauty
1985
The Scarlet Gang of AsakusaViewing moment
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
The Master of FuneralsViewing moment
The Master of Funerals
2019
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts★ 6.8Viewing moment
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935
Love SuicidesViewing moment
Love Suicides
2009
The Dancing Girl of Izu★ 7Viewing moment
The Dancing Girl of Izu
1933
One ArmViewing moment
One Arm
2019
Around Mr. Yasunari KawabataViewing moment
Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata
1968
House of Sleeping BeautiesViewing moment
House of Sleeping Beauties
1995
The Old Capital★ 9Viewing moment
The Old Capital
2016
Dancing Girls of IzuViewing moment
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954
Shinshun! Love storiesViewing moment
Shinshun! Love stories
2002
Dancing Girl★ 6.3Viewing moment
Dancing Girl
1951
Thousand Cranes★ 9Viewing moment
Thousand Cranes
1969
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima★ 4.3Viewing moment
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985
Koto★ 2Viewing moment
Koto
2005
The Izu DancerViewing moment
The Izu Dancer
1960
The House of the Sleeping VirginsViewing moment
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
1968
ReminiscenceViewing moment
Reminiscence
1953
Koto: The Ancient CityViewing moment
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
Kingyo★ 6.3Viewing moment
Kingyo
2009
Woman Unveiled★ 6Viewing moment
Woman Unveiled
1958
Bellas durmientes★ 3Viewing moment
Bellas durmientes
2001
A Rainbow at Every TurnViewing moment
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Nemureru bijoViewing moment
Nemureru bijo
2007
Kaidan Horror Classics★ 7Viewing moment
Kaidan Horror Classics
2010

Frequent collaborators

Kaneto ShindōKaneto ShindōSumie TanakaSumie TanakaKeiko KishiKeiko KishiSetsuko HaraSetsuko HaraShinsuke AshidaShinsuke AshidaKengo KoraKengo KoraMachiko KyōMachiko KyōAkihiro MiwaAkihiro Miwa