Writing
Kōbō Abe
- Titles
- 16movies
- Career
Active from 1954 to 2024, with a break from 1981 to 2023, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Directed
- 2titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Woman in the Dunes93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny6.8average 2.5
- Psychological8.8average 5.6
- Melancholy7.6average 4.7
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Tech & Humanity3.2average 1.6
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
- Tension7.6average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.2, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.6, average 2.7
- Family Dynamics2.6, average 4.7
- Coming of Age1.0, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Existential Mystery 2
- Ambiguous Narrative 2
- Japanese New Wave 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Art House 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirectorWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, Pitfall, The Man Without a Map, 240 Hours in One Day
Tōru TakemitsuComposerWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, Pitfall, The Man Without a Map
Kinzō ShinActorThe Thick-Walled Room, A Billionaire, The Man Without a Map
Eiji OkadaActorWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, A Billionaire- HHiroshi SegawaCinematographerWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, Pitfall
Hisashi IgawaActorPitfall, The Cliff of Time
Etsuko IchiharaActorThe Face of Another, The Man Without a Map
Kyôko KishidaActorWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another
Hideo KanzeActorWoman in the Dunes, Pitfall
Yūnosuke ItōActorThe Thick-Walled Room, A Billionaire
Sen YanoActorWoman in the Dunes, Pitfall
Kōji MitsuiActorWoman in the Dunes, The Thick-Walled Room
Movies and TV shows
162020s
2 titles · average score 41
41
The Box Man (2024)
Novel
Shinrei Shokudō 2 (2021)
Original Story
2000s
1 title
The Box Man (2002)
Original Story
1980s
2 titles
Friends (1987)
Original Story
The Little Elephant is Dead / An Elephant Calf Is Dead (1980)
Music, Screenplay
1970s
3 titles
A Poet's Life (1974)
Original Story
The Cliff of Time (1971)
Director, Writer
240 Hours in One Day (1970)
Screenplay
1960s
6 titles · average score 77
66
The Man Without a Map (1968)
Novel, Screenplay
84
The Face of Another (1966)
Novel, Screenplay
93
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Novel, Screenplay
67
Ako (1964)
Original Story
Intruders (1963)
Original Story, Screenplay
74
Pitfall (1962)
Story, Screenplay
1950s
2 titles · average score 67
67
The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
Screenplay
A Billionaire (1954)
Writer