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Yasunari Kawabata: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Yasunari Kawabata has 2 books adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.
About Yasunari Kawabata's books on screen
Yasunari Kawabata has 2 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1961 to 1962. Together they have become 2 movies. The first adaptation was Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963), and the most recent released one is Sleeping Beauty (2011).
Yasunari Kawabata books with adaptations, in publication order
- The House of the Sleeping Beauties (1961) · adapted as Sleeping Beauty (2011)
- The Old Capital (1962) · adapted as Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
TV shows and movies based on Yasunari Kawabata's books
- Sleeping Beauty (movie, 2011)
- Twin Sisters of Kyoto (movie, 1963)
Common questions
How many Yasunari Kawabata books have been made into movies or TV shows?
2 books have been adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Yasunari Kawabata adaptation?
Twin Sisters of Kyoto, released in 1963, a movie based on The Old Capital.
Is a new Yasunari Kawabata adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Sleeping Beauty.