Yasutaka Tsutsui

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Actor · Writer

Osaka, Japan
September 24, 1934

Biography

Yasutaka 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.

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Yasutaka Tsutsui 1

Representative Works

Paprika
Paprika
7.8
/ Japanese
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
7.8
/ Japanese
Censor of Dreams
Censor of Dreams
7.2
/ French
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
8.5
/ Japanese
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
6.8
/ Japanese
Gemini
Gemini
6.5
/ Japanese
Jam Films
Jam Films
7.9
/ Japanese
Desire
Desire
5.0
/ Japanese
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
6.3
/ Japanese
Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters
8.0
/ Japanese
My Blood is the Blood of Others
My Blood is the Blood of Others
10.0
/ Japanese
Ki no ue no sogyo
Ki no ue no sogyo
8.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Paprika
2006Winner

Best Performance

Paprika

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006Winner

Best Writing

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Censor of Dreams
2021Nominee

Best Writing

Censor of Dreams

Career Highlights

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
2014Highlight

Best Writing

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1983Highlight

Best Writing

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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