RyÅ« Murakami (æ '上 é¾ , Murakami RyÅ«, born February 19, 1952 in
Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist, short story writer, essayist
and filmmaker. His novels explore human nature through themes of
disillusion, drug use, surrealism, murder and war, set against the
dark backdrop of Japan. His best known novels are Almost Transparent
Blue, Coin Locker Babies and In the Miso Soup.Murakami was born
RyÅ«nosuke Murakami (æ 'ä¸Šé¾ ä¹‹åŠ©, Murakami RyÅ«nosuke) in Sasebo,
Nagasaki on 19 February 1952. The name Ryūnosuke was taken from the
protagonist in Daibosatsu-tÅ ge, a work of fiction by Kaisan Nakazato
[ja].Murakami attended school in Sasebo. While a student in senior
high, he joined in forming a rock band called Coelacanth, as the
drummer. In the summer of his third year in senior high, Murakami and
his colleagues barricaded the rooftop of his high school[why?] and he
was placed under house arrest for three months. During this time, he
had an encounter with hippie culture, which had a strong influence on
him.After graduating from high school in 1970, Murakami formed another
rock band and produced some 8-millimeter indie films. He enrolled in
the silkscreen department at Gendaishichosha School of Art in Tokyo,
but dropped out in the first year. In October 1972, he moved to Fussa,
Tokyo and was accepted for the sculpture program at Musashino Art
University. He married his wife, a keyboard player, in the 1970s and
their son was born in 1980. In the early 1990s, Murakami devoted
himself to disseminating Cuban music in Japan and established a label,
Murakami's, within Sony Music.
Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist, short story writer, essayist
and filmmaker. His novels explore human nature through themes of
disillusion, drug use, surrealism, murder and war, set against the
dark backdrop of Japan. His best known novels are Almost Transparent
Blue, Coin Locker Babies and In the Miso Soup.Murakami was born
RyÅ«nosuke Murakami (æ 'ä¸Šé¾ ä¹‹åŠ©, Murakami RyÅ«nosuke) in Sasebo,
Nagasaki on 19 February 1952. The name Ryūnosuke was taken from the
protagonist in Daibosatsu-tÅ ge, a work of fiction by Kaisan Nakazato
[ja].Murakami attended school in Sasebo. While a student in senior
high, he joined in forming a rock band called Coelacanth, as the
drummer. In the summer of his third year in senior high, Murakami and
his colleagues barricaded the rooftop of his high school[why?] and he
was placed under house arrest for three months. During this time, he
had an encounter with hippie culture, which had a strong influence on
him.After graduating from high school in 1970, Murakami formed another
rock band and produced some 8-millimeter indie films. He enrolled in
the silkscreen department at Gendaishichosha School of Art in Tokyo,
but dropped out in the first year. In October 1972, he moved to Fussa,
Tokyo and was accepted for the sculpture program at Musashino Art
University. He married his wife, a keyboard player, in the 1970s and
their son was born in 1980. In the early 1990s, Murakami devoted
himself to disseminating Cuban music in Japan and established a label,
Murakami's, within Sony Music.
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