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. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan.