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Yutaka Tsukimoto

ツキモト ユタカ

Tsukimoto Yutaka

Pen Names:

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-09-08 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2008-01-09 (Japan) age 47
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Writer, Editor
Active Years
1985-2008

Education

Musashi Junior and Senior High School
Country: Japan
Sophia University
Faculty of Foreign Languages / Russian Language Department
Country: Japan
Dropped out
Hosei University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Country: Japan
Dropped out

Awards

Bocchan Literary Prize
1989
Work: Catch (The Whale is Well Today)
Organization: Bocchan Literary Prize Organizing Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Catch (The Whale is Well Today)

1989 Novel

Kasaru Tamashii

Challenge: The Story of Sakura Laurel

Look at This Person!

The University of Tokyo Story: The Love Equation to a Deviation Score of 81

Scientist

Health

  • Brainstem hemorrhage
    2008年1月
    Cause of death at age 47 due to this condition

Legacy

After a career as an editor, he turned to writing and was active in various cultural fields. He was recognized with a literary award and his legacy is preserved.