Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74

The celebrated Japanese novelist behind 'Almost Transparent Blue,' 'Coin Locker Babies,' and 'In the Miso Soup' transformed society's anxieties and obsessions into unforgettable fiction.

The bestselling writer, known as Japan’s enfant terrible, explored the dark underbelly of Japanese society in more than 40 works of subversive fiction including Audition, later made into a landmark indie horror movie Ryu Murakami, the cult Japanese author and film-maker whose…