Yasutaka Tsutsui

Yasutaka Tsutsui
Born (1934-09-24) September 24, 1934 (age 90)
Osaka, Japan
OccupationAuthor
NationalityJapanese
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Gaspard in the Morning
Paprika
Notable awards1987 Tanizaki Prize for Yumenokizaka bunkiten
1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award

Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井 康隆, Tsutsui Yasutaka, born September 24, 1934 in Osaka) is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His Yumenokizaka bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award.[1]

  1. ^ "Nihon SF Taisho Award Winners List". Science Fiction Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2010-01-28.