From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ryū Murakami (born 19 February 1952 in Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is colloquially referred to as the "Maradona of Japanese literature". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryû Murakami, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ryū Murakami has 18 screen credits in a career dating back to 1979. Signature works include Tokyo Decadence, Audition, Piercing. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.