Akutagawa (written: 芥川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name , was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of ...

(1892–1927), Japanese poet and writer *

Yasushi Akutagawa was a Japanese composer and conductor. His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Biography Akutagawa was born and raised in Tabata, Tokyo, the son of writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Akutagawa studied composition with Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi S ...

(1925–1989), Japanese composer and conductor, son of Akutagawa Ryunosuke *

David Akutagawa David Akutagawa (1937–2008) was a Japanese Canadian martial artist active during the late 20th century. Early life Born in 1937, Akutagawa first came to Canada after receiving a degree in Economic Science from Kohnan University in Kobe, Japa ...

, 20th-century martial artist

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