Back to peopleYasutaka TsutsuiKnown forWritingAge92 yearsPlace of birthOsaka, JapanBiographyLife and careerYasutaka Tsutsui 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.Filmography3 filmsAll3Acting2Crew2Paprika2006as Kuga (voice)NovelThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006NovelGemini1999as Yukio's Father