Ryū Murakami, author of Audition, dies at 74
The Japanese novelist and filmmaker's longtime publisher Gentosha expressed sadness at his passing, according to Bloody Disgusting.
Japanese novelist, essayist and filmmaker Ryū Murakami, best known to horror audiences as the author of Audition, died this week at the age of 74, according to bloody-disgusting.com.
Murakami published Audition in 1997. Two years later, Takashi Miike adapted the novel into a film.
His longtime publisher Gentosha issued a statement expressing sadness at his passing.
Murakami's other novels include Almost Transparent Blue, Coin Locker Babies and In the Miso Soup. He also directed films, among them the 1979 adaptation of Almost Transparent Blue. In 2018, Nicolas Pesce directed a film adaptation of Murakami's novel Piercing, starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska.
Quick answers
Who wrote the novel Audition?
Ryū Murakami published the novel Audition in 1997.
Who directed the film adaptation of Audition?
Takashi Miike adapted Audition into a film two years after the novel was published.