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Kōbō Abe

Japanese writer and playwright
Kōbō Abe, pen name of Kimifusa Abe, was a Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer, and inventor. He is best known for his 1962 novel The Woman in the Dunes that was made into an award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964. Wikipedia
Born: March 7, 1924, Kita City, Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 22, 1993 (age 68 years), Tama, Tokyo, Japan