Portrait of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Writing

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Career

Active from 1950 to 2021, with a break from 1953 to 1968, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rashomon
Rashomon
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 7.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.5, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Wagonette
Wagonette

Writer

2020s

2 titles
God of Japan
God of Japan (2021)

Story

Two Komachis
Two Komachis (2020)

Story

2010s

7 titles · average score 57
A Stranger in Shanghai
A Stranger in Shanghai (2019)

Original Story

The Bottomless Bag
The Bottomless Bag (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

At the Gate of the Ghost
At the Gate of the Ghost (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Film Writer

In a Grove
In a Grove (2011)

Original Concept

The Spider's Thread
The Spider's Thread (2011)

Original Story

Rail Truck
Rail Truck (2010)

Novel

Kaidan Horror Classics
Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)

Original Story

1990s

3 titles
Misty
Misty (1997)

Original Story

In a Thicket
In a Thicket (1996)

Original Story

The Christ of Nanjing
The Christ of Nanjing (1995)

Novel

1980s

2 titles
Jesus in Nanking (China 1913)
Jesus in Nanking (China 1913) (1985)

Story

Toshishun
Toshishun (1981)

Writer

1970s

1 title
The Possessed
The Possessed (1976)

Original Story

1960s

3 titles · average score 55
Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

The Outrage
The Outrage (1964)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Story

Play of the Week: Rashomon
Play of the Week: Rashomon (1960)

Original Story

1950s

2 titles · average score 90
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief (1952)

Novel

Rashomon
Rashomon (1950)
GoodWatch score 90

Novel