Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74 — SkimNews
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- Ryu Murakami died aged 74; the cult Japanese author and film-maker was known as a bestselling writer and Japan's 'enfant terrible'.
- Audition was among Ryu Murakami's more than 40 works of subversive fiction exploring the dark underbelly of Japanese society and was later made into a landmark indie horror movie.
Why it matters: Murakami’s death at 74 leaves readers and film audiences with more than 40 subversive works, including Audition, a concrete bridge from fiction to landmark indie horror. The breadth connects his bestselling cult reputation with a body of work that is both substantial and deliberately provocative.
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