The story influenced various works of fiction and a number of films. In 1945, Japanese writer Osamu Dazai published "Otogizōshi" ("fairytale book"), which includes a much expanded version of the story. Urashima's tale, as the other three included in the "Otogizōshi", is used mostly as a platform for Dazai's own thoughts and musings. Ursula K. Le Guin's short story "A Fisherman of the Inland Sea" (or "Another Story", 1994) is a reconcoction of the Urashima story set in the Ekumen or Hainish universe.