Sakyo Komatsu

Sakyo Komatsu
BornMinoru Komatsu
(1931-01-28)January 28, 1931
Osaka, Japan
DiedJuly 26, 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 80)
Minoh, Osaka, Japan
OccupationNovelist
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
GenreScience fiction
SubjectFuturology
Notable worksJapan Sinks
Notable awards1985 Nihon SF Taisho Award

Sakyo Komatsu (小松 左京, Komatsu Sakyō, January 28, 1931 – July 26, 2011) was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter.[1] He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan.[2]

  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, page 676
  2. ^ Komatsu topped in the writers ranking of All-Time Best survey of S-F Magazine in 2006. ("Hayakawa's SF Magazine's All-Time Best SF". March 10, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2011.)