Ryu Murakami, Novelist and Filmmaker, Dies at 74
Ryu Murakami died at home on October 17, 2026, at 74. Gentosha and the Murakami Ryu Office announced it on October 23. The notice gives no cause of death.
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Japanese novelist and filmmaker, author of Almost Transparent Blue; died in 2026 at 74. Official site: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%AB_Murakami
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