Yasutaka Tsutsui
Yasutaka Tsutsui | |
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Tsukui in 1964 | |
| Born | September 24, 1934 Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Gaspard in the Morning Paprika |
| Notable awards | 1987 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.