Rintaro Norizuki (法月 綸太郎, Norizuki Rintarō; born 15 October 1964) is a Japanese writer of mystery and crime. He is the…
Rintaro Norizuki (法月 綸太郎, Norizuki Rintarō; born 15 October 1964) is a Japanese writer of mystery and crime. He is the President of Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His works have been influenced by Ellery Queen and Ross Macdonald.
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Tsuyoshi Takashiro (高城 剛, Takashiro Tsuyoshi) is a Japanese DJ, filmmaker, and writer.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 埼玉県立福岡高等学校📅 Born August 18🎂 Born 1964💼 Freelance Writer💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Producer💼 DJ💼 Photographer
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Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana; born 24 July 1964) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本…
Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana; born 24 July 1964) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko). From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana (よしもと ばなな).
Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一, Kanzaka Hajime; born July 17, 1964) is a Japanese novelist and manga story writer from Asago…
Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一, Kanzaka Hajime; born July 17, 1964) is a Japanese novelist and manga story writer from Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture. Kanzaka is best known for writing the Slayers novels that were adapted into the hit anime series, OVA and manga spin-offs.
Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治, Aoyama Shinji; 13 July 1964 – 21 March 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter…
Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治, Aoyama Shinji; 13 July 1964 – 21 March 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.
🎓 Rikkyo University🏫 福岡県立門司高等学校📅 Born July 13🎂 Born 1964📍 From Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Film Director💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Musician💼 Film Critic
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Yang Yi (simplified Chinese: 杨逸; traditional Chinese: 楊逸; pinyin: Yáng Yì) (born June 18, 1964) is the pen name of Liu…
Yang Yi (simplified Chinese: 杨逸; traditional Chinese: 楊逸; pinyin: Yáng Yì) (born June 18, 1964) is the pen name of Liu Qiao, a Chinese-born novelist who has lived in Japan since 1987. Yang was born in the Chinese city of Harbin and remains a Chinese citizen. In 2008, she won the 139th Akutagawa Prize for her Japanese language novel Tokiga nijimu asa (literally, A Morning When Time Blurs). She is thus far the only Chinese national and, along with Li Kotomi, one of only two non-native Japanese speakers to win the award. Currently she is a visiting professor at Kanto Gakuin University and a professor at Nihon University.
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Kōji Yamamura (山村 浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career…
Kōji Yamamura (山村 浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits, animates, creates the model sheets and background art for and sometimes produces his own short films and has worked on many commissions such as music videos, television advertisements, title sequences and station idents, both on his own and under or with other directors. He is also a regular illustrator of children's literature and textbooks. His animation spans a variety of media, his earliest independent works mixing clay painting and stop motion with cels, but has latterly come to concentrate on traditional animation. Two of his most famous and acclaimed films are the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film-nominated and Cristal d'Annecy–winning Mt. Head and the Ottawa Grand Prize and Ōfuji Noburō Award–winning A Country Doctor. His 2011 short film Muybridge's Strings was one of five animated shorts nominated for the Genie Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.
🎓 Tokyo Zokei University🏫 Nagoya Sakuradai High School📅 Born June 4🎂 Born 1964📍 From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture💼 Anime💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Illustrator💼 Lyricist
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Mari Akasaka (赤坂 真理, Akasaka Mari; born 13 May 1964) is a Japanese novelist.
Makoto Niwano (にわの まこと, Niwano Makoto; born May 1, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist known for several works, including…
Makoto Niwano (にわの まこと, Niwano Makoto; born May 1, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist known for several works, including The Momotaroh, Bomber Girl and Jinnairyū Jyūjyutsu Butouden Majimakun Suttobasu!!. Niwano has also written a manga adaptation of Deltora Quest which was adapted into an anime series, and was a mentor to Takeshi Obata of Hikaru no Go and Death Note fame.
🏫 Sendai Commercial and Technical High School📅 Born May 1🎂 Born 1964📍 From Satsumasendai, Kagoshima💼 Manga Artist💼 Writer・Novelist
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Hiroyuki Oki (Japanese: 大木裕之; 1964 – October 14, 2025) was a Japanese film director.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Toho High School📅 Born March 23🎂 Born 1964📍 From Higashimurayama, Tokyo💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Fine Artist💼 Film Director
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Kaori Ekuni (江國 香織 Ekuni Kaori, born 21 March 1964) is a Japanese author.
🎓 Mejiro Junior College🏫 Hiroo Gakuen High School📅 Born March 21🎂 Born 1964📍 From Tokyo💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Translator💼 Poet
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Miyuki Kobayashi (小林深雪, Kobayashi Miyuki; born 10 March in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist and scenario…
Miyuki Kobayashi (小林深雪, Kobayashi Miyuki; born 10 March in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese novelist and scenario writer for manga. She graduated from Musashino Art University. She wrote the scenarios for Delicious! and Kitchen Princess. In 2006, she won the Kodansha Manga Award in the children's manga category for Kitchen Princess.
Akifumi Tada (多田 彰文, Tada Akifumi; born January 10, 1964) is a Japanese anime music composer and video game composer.
Toshiyuki Horie (堀江 敏幸, Horie Toshiyuki; born January 3, 1964) is a Japanese author, translator, and scholar of French…
Toshiyuki Horie (堀江 敏幸, Horie Toshiyuki; born January 3, 1964) is a Japanese author, translator, and scholar of French literature.
Ken'ichi Sakemi (酒見 賢一, Sakemi Ken'ichi; November 26, 1963 – November 7, 2023) was a Japanese writer. Sakemi is known…
Ken'ichi Sakemi (酒見 賢一, Sakemi Ken'ichi; November 26, 1963 – November 7, 2023) was a Japanese writer. Sakemi is known for his novels with Chinese themes. And his work is renowned for his unbridled imagination, based on Chinese history but not restricted by it. His works have attracted a lot of attention from other fields and have been adapted into other formats, including manga, anime, and films.
Yuka Ishii (石井 遊佳, Ishii Yūka; born 1963) is a Japanese writer. Her book Hyakunen doro (100 Years Mud) won the 154th…
Yuka Ishii (石井 遊佳, Ishii Yūka; born 1963) is a Japanese writer. Her book Hyakunen doro (100 Years Mud) won the 154th Akutagawa Prize and the 49th Shincho Prize for New Writers.
Kurumi Inui (乾 くるみ, Inui Kurumi; born 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the…
Kurumi Inui (乾 くるみ, Inui Kurumi; born 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the 4th Mephisto Prize. He wrote Initiation Love.
Hokuto Yokoyama (横山 北斗, Yokoyama Hokuto; born 25 October 1963) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party…
Hokuto Yokoyama (横山 北斗, Yokoyama Hokuto; born 25 October 1963) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo, he attended Chuo University as an undergraduate and received his Ph.D. in political science from Tokai University. After teaching at Hirosaki University, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Aomori Prefecture, once in January 2003 and again in June of the same year. He also ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in November 2003. In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Teikyo Hachioji High School📅 Born October 25🎂 Born 1963📍 From Tokyo💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Writer・Novelist
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Takeshi Mori (もりたけし, Mori Takeshi; born October 10, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.) is a Japanese anime director, storyboard…
Takeshi Mori (もりたけし, Mori Takeshi; born October 10, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.) is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, and scriptwriter. After graduating from Waseda University, Mori began working in the anime industry. He began working in 1986 at Ajia-do Animation Works as an in-between animation artist before moving on to key animation work. From there, he worked as a storyboard artist and producer for the NTV/Studio Pierrot TV series The Burning Wild Man. After being impressed by the OVA series Gunbuster, he began working for Gainax. After working as a storyboard artist on Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Mori directed the series Tasuke, the Samurai Cop. More recent series he has directed include Vandread, Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrlie, Meltylancer, and Stratos 4. Throughout his career, he has used the pen names Shin Nemoto (根本 清, Nemoto Shin), Inumakura (いぬまくら), and Urano Kantoku (浦野 寛徳) (the last meaning "behind the scenes director"). He is the son of former Chunichi Dragons #4 batter Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru).
Kōji Ishikawa (石川 浩二, Ishikawa Kōji; pen name: いしかわ こうじ, born October 4, 1963) is a Japanese children's book author and…
Kōji Ishikawa (石川 浩二, Ishikawa Kōji; pen name: いしかわ こうじ, born October 4, 1963) is a Japanese children's book author and illustrator. His work includes advertisements, magazine illustration, web, character design and book design. In recent years he has made children's books. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and two children.
🎓 Musashino Art University🏫 Chiba High School📅 Born October 4🎂 Born 1963📍 From Ichikawa, Chiba💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Illustrator
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Ryo Mizuno (水野 良, Mizuno Ryō; born July 13, 1963) is a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of…
Ryo Mizuno (水野 良, Mizuno Ryō; born July 13, 1963) is a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of Lodoss War, Sword World RPG, Legend of Crystania, Rune Soldier, Starship Operators, Record of Grancrest War, and was the general supervisor of Galaxy Angel.
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Hiroe Suga (菅浩江, Suga Hiroe; born April 21, 1963 in Kyoto) is a Japanese science fiction and mystery writer. She was…
Hiroe Suga (菅浩江, Suga Hiroe; born April 21, 1963 in Kyoto) is a Japanese science fiction and mystery writer. She was first published in 1981. She has won four Seiun Awards – in 1992 and 2001 for best novel of the year, and in 1993 and 2020 for best short story of the year. She is also a musician and a qualified dancer in the Wakayagi school of Japanese traditional dance. Music and dance have figured in her fiction. Suga has taught at a story writing course at the Kyoto College of Graphic Studies for Informatics (KCGI). In November 1990, Suga married Gainax founder Yasuhiro Takeda.
Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極 夏彦, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko; born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of…
Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極 夏彦, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko; born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime television series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
🏫 Kucchan High School📅 Born March 26🎂 Born 1963📍 From Otaru, Hokkaido💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Designer💼 Director
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Kiyoshi Shigematsu (重松 清, Shigematsu Kiyoshi; born 6 March 1963) is a contemporary Japanese writer. He is one of the…
Kiyoshi Shigematsu (重松 清, Shigematsu Kiyoshi; born 6 March 1963) is a contemporary Japanese writer. He is one of the best-selling authors in Japan, and the major theme of his novels is about family. His most notable works include Naifu (ナイフ) (1997), Eiji (エイジ) (1999) and Bitamin F (ビタミンF) (2000). Shigematsu's works in other genre including journals, editorials and critics are highly commended. He also worked in novelising screenplays.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Yamaguchi High School📅 Born March 6🎂 Born 1963📍 From Okayama Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
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Shunji Iwai (Japanese: 岩井 俊二, Hepburn: Iwai Shunji; born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist…
Shunji Iwai (Japanese: 岩井 俊二, Hepburn: Iwai Shunji; born 24 January 1963) is a Japanese filmmaker, video artist, editor, and composer.
🎓 Yokohama National University🏫 Sendai Daiichi High School📅 Born January 24🎂 Born 1963📍 From Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture💼 Film Director💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Screenwriter💼 Musician
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Haruo Inoue (井上春生 Inoue Haruo, born January 3, 1963, in Nara, Japan) is a Japanese film director artist.
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Atsushi Hachisu (蜂巣 敦, Hachisu Atsushi) (born 1963 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese non-fiction writer for…
Atsushi Hachisu (蜂巣 敦, Hachisu Atsushi) (born 1963 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese non-fiction writer for murders and a critic for manga. He dropped out of Waseda University. He writes books about Japanese serial or spree killers such as Tsutomu Miyazaki, Sataro Fukiage and Mutsuo Toi. In March 1993, Hachisu released Devilman Ron (デビルマン論, Debiruman Ron; "Dissertation of Devilman") with the support of Go Nagai, the author of the manga Devilman. The book covered not the anime adaption of the Devilman but the original manga by Go Nagai. On November 30, 2000, he released the book "Kyosen no Ikikata" Jissen Manual: Daredemo Dekiru Semi Retire. His 2003 book Satsujin Genba o Aruku became a subject of reviews such as NHK's Shūkan Book Review and Yomiuri Shimbun.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Otawara High School🎂 Born 1963📍 From Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture💼 Freelance Writer💼 Writer・Novelist
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Utako Yamada (山田詩子, Yamada utako) is a Japanese writer, illustrator and translator from Tokyo, Japan. She is the author…
Utako Yamada (山田詩子, Yamada utako) is a Japanese writer, illustrator and translator from Tokyo, Japan. She is the author of 3 official children's books, on which the most notable were The Story of Cherry the Pig and Buzzy the Honeybee. She also owns a tea shop named Karel Capek located in Kokubunji, Tokyo. She is married in Tokyo and has two sons.
Atsushi Koyano (小谷野 敦, Koyano Atsushi; 21 December 1962) is a Japanese scholar of comparative literature and critic. He…
Atsushi Koyano (小谷野 敦, Koyano Atsushi; 21 December 1962) is a Japanese scholar of comparative literature and critic. He also has advanced degrees and pedagogy careers in Osaka University, Meiji University, Tokyo University.
🏫 Kaijo High School📅 Born December 21🎂 Born 1962📍 From Ibaraki Prefecture💼 Literary Scholar💼 Writer・Novelist
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Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一, Sonoda Ken'ichi; born 13 December 1962) is a Japanese manga artist and animation character…
Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一, Sonoda Ken'ichi; born 13 December 1962) is a Japanese manga artist and animation character designer.
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Fumio Yamamoto (13 November 1962 – 13 October 2021) was a Japanese author. She was born on 13 November 1962 in…
Fumio Yamamoto (13 November 1962 – 13 October 2021) was a Japanese author. She was born on 13 November 1962 in Yokohama, as Akemi Omura. She graduated from Yokohama-Seiryo Senior High School and the department of economics at Kanagawa University. Yamamoto won the 1999 Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Authors for Loveholic. Her novel Planaria was awarded the Naoki Prize. Yamamoto died on 13 October 2021 of pancreatic cancer in Karuizawa, Nagano, aged 58.
🎓 Kanagawa University📅 Born November 13🎂 Born 1962📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
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Toshio Iwai (岩井 俊雄, Iwai Toshio; born 1962) is a Japanese interactive media and installation artist who has also…
Toshio Iwai (岩井 俊雄, Iwai Toshio; born 1962) is a Japanese interactive media and installation artist who has also created a number of commercial video games. In addition he has worked in television, music performance, museum design and digital musical instrument design.
Yutaka "Yoot" Saito (斉藤 由多加, Saitō Yutaka; born October 15, 1962) is a Japanese video game designer. In 1996, he…
Yutaka "Yoot" Saito (斉藤 由多加, Saitō Yutaka; born October 15, 1962) is a Japanese video game designer. In 1996, he founded the video game development company Vivarium. His latest game is Aero Porter, which is part of a collection of games called Guild01 for the Nintendo 3DS. Yoot also developed Odama for the GameCube and Seaman. His first major game release was SimTower (known and originally released as The Tower in Japan), developed by his previous company OPeNBooK Co., Ltd. and published by Maxis in 1994. He was also involved in the sequel, Yoot Tower (The Tower II in Japan), the Game Boy Advance remake called The Tower SP, and the Nintendo DS remake called The Tower DS. After founding Vivarium, he published some of his most famous games, including Seaman, a virtual pet game which was one of the best selling titles for the Dreamcast in Japan, and Odama, a mix of pinball and real time strategy. Both of these games make use of their respective consoles' microphone peripherals.
Takuji Ichikawa (市川 拓司, Ichikawa Takuji; born 7 October 1962) is a Japanese novelist. Ichikawa's bestsellers include…
Takuji Ichikawa (市川 拓司, Ichikawa Takuji; born 7 October 1962) is a Japanese novelist. Ichikawa's bestsellers include Ima ai ni yukimasu (いま、会いにゆきます, Be with You) (2003), Ren'ai shashin (Love's Photographs) (2003) and Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku (Say Hello to Him When the Time Comes) (2004). His works are also adapted for Japanese films such as Be with You (2004), Heavenly Forest (2006), and Japanese TV series 14 Months (2003). The 2004 film Be with You became a box office hit, thrusting him into the limelight. A 2018 South Korean remake of the same film was also a box office hit in South Korea. In 2019 Ichikawa joined the curated group of award-winning Japanese authors, Red Circle Authors.
Masumi Oshima (大島 真寿美, Ōshima Masumi) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungakukai Prize and the Naoki Prize, and…
Masumi Oshima (大島 真寿美, Ōshima Masumi) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungakukai Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her works have been adapted for television and film.
Hakase Suidobashi (水道橋 博士, Suidōbashi Hakase; born 18 August 1962 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese comedian…
Hakase Suidobashi (水道橋 博士, Suidōbashi Hakase; born 18 August 1962 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese comedian who is a member of the comedy duo Asakusa Kid. His real name is Masayoshi Ono (小野 正芳, Ono Masayoshi). Suidobashi is represented with Office Kitano. He is also a manzai comedian, commentator, and a writer in magazine columns and essays.
Yasumi Kobayashi (小林 泰三, 7 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Japanese author of horror, science fiction and mystery.
Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸, Kibayashi Shin; born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist…
Shin Kibayashi (樹林 伸, Kibayashi Shin; born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹 直) is shared with his sister Yūko Kibayashi (樹林ゆう子, Kibayashi Yūko). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Musashi High School📅 Born July 22🎂 Born 1962📍 From Tokyo💼 Manga Artist💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Screenwriter
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Maha Harada (原田 マハ, Harada Maha; born 1962) is a Japanese writer and filmmaker. She has won the Japan Love Story Grand…
Maha Harada (原田 マハ, Harada Maha; born 1962) is a Japanese writer and filmmaker. She has won the Japan Love Story Grand Prize, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Nitta Jiro Literature Prize, she has been nominated multiple times for the Naoki Prize, and several of her novels have been adapted for film and television.
Yōko Ogawa (小川 洋子, Ogawa Yōko; born March 30, 1962) is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese…
Yōko Ogawa (小川 洋子, Ogawa Yōko; born March 30, 1962) is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize. Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award. The Memory Police was also shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2020. Some of her most well known works include The Memory Police, The Housekeeper and the Professor, The Diving Pool and Hotel Iris.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Okayama Asahi High School📅 Born March 30🎂 Born 1962📍 From Okayama, Okayama Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Hiroyuki Morioka (森岡 浩之, Morioka Hiroyuki) (born March 2, 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction…
Hiroyuki Morioka (森岡 浩之, Morioka Hiroyuki) (born March 2, 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction novelist.
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David Zoppetti (デビット・ゾペティ, Debitto Zopeti; born 26 February 1962) is a Swiss-born author, best known for his novel…
David Zoppetti (デビット・ゾペティ, Debitto Zopeti; born 26 February 1962) is a Swiss-born author, best known for his novel Ichigensan. Writing exclusively in Japanese, Zoppetti is thus an exophonic writer, considered part of the J-Literature movement. (J-Literature refers to Japanese literature of the 1990s, particularly novels on street life in urban Japan.) After leaving the Japanese language faculty of Geneva University, Zoppetti came to Japan and attended Doshisha University's department of Japanese literature, which he graduated in 1990. On graduation he became TV Asahi's first non-Japanese employee, and also their first employee to claim paternity leave. Soon after being hired, on 5 April 1991 he appeared in the opening scene of Kensaku Morita's 'Netsuketsu Television' show, and he went on to be a reporter and director for the flagship news programme News Station. His first novel, Ichigensan won the 20th Subaru Prize for Literature in 1996, and was further nominated for the 116th Akutagawa Prize. It also attracted critical attention as a work to "cross borders and break with established literary tradition [...] unique in that it is a novel of Kyoto written in Japanese by an 'outsider' for a Japanese audience". This success led him to leave TV Asahi in 1998 and concentrate on his writing activities, although he continued to work in a number of side-ventures including the promotion of Swiss goods such as absinthe and reflexology. Ichigensan "was a best-seller among young women readers [and went on to be] made into a hit film in 1999". His second novel, Alegrias was nominated for the 13th Mishima Yukio Prize, and his third book - a non-fiction travelogue - won the 50th Japan Essayists Club Prize in 2001. Zoppetti refers to his own race as 'thoroughly mixed' (純粋な混血), having Italian, American, Ukrainian, Iraqi and Polish great-grandparents, and speaking German, French, Italian, English and Japanese.
Machida Kō (町田 康, Machida Kō; born Machida Yasushi on 15 January 1962) is a Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet…
Machida Kō (町田 康, Machida Kō; born Machida Yasushi on 15 January 1962) is a Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet, and actor.
🏫 Imamiya High School📅 Born January 15🎂 Born 1962📍 From Sakal, Osaka Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Musician
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Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子, Uehashi Nahoko) (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for…
Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子, Uehashi Nahoko) (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards. Uehashi is also Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, having completed a PhD focusing on the Yamatji, an indigenous Australian people.
🎓 Rikkyo University🏫 Koran Jogakko High School🎂 Born 1962📍 From Tokyo💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Eiko Matsumura (松村栄子; born July 3, 1961) is a Japanese novelist. She is best known for her novel Abaton (至高聖所（アバトーン))…
Eiko Matsumura (松村栄子; born July 3, 1961) is a Japanese novelist. She is best known for her novel Abaton (至高聖所（アバトーン)) which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1991.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Iwaki Sakuragaoka High School📅 Born July 3🎂 Born 1961📍 From Kosai, Shizuoka💼 Writer・Novelist
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Chiaki J. Konaka (小中 千昭, Konaka Chiaki; born April 4, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He was the head…
Chiaki J. Konaka (小中 千昭, Konaka Chiaki; born April 4, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He was the head writer of anime series such as Serial Experiments Lain (1998), The Big O (1999–2003), Digimon Tamers (2001–02), Hellsing (2001–02), and Texhnolyze (2003), as well as the television drama Ultraman Tiga (1996–97).
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Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, Shimada Masahiko; born 1961) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face…
Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, Shimada Masahiko; born 1961) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Itō Sei Literature Prize, and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. His work has been translated into English.
🎓 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies🏫 Kawasaki High School📅 Born March 13🎂 Born 1961📍 From Kawasaki, Kanagawa💼 Writer・Novelist
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Mika Toba (鳥羽 美花, Toba Mika; 1961) is a Japanese katazome dye artist. Her art mainly incorporates motifs and landscapes…
Mika Toba (鳥羽 美花, Toba Mika; 1961) is a Japanese katazome dye artist. Her art mainly incorporates motifs and landscapes from Vietnam - a country she has visited over 50 times since the 1990s. Her art has been displayed at the Kennin-ji temple in Kyoto and at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, among other places. She is a graduate of the Kyoto City University of Arts (M.A.). Toba was awarded the Cultural Testimonial Award by the Vietnamese Government in 2005 and the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation in 2012 (gaimu daijin hyōei (外務大臣表彰)). She was the subject of a NHK World documentary first broadcast in January 2015.
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, Tsuruta Norio; born December 30, 1960) is a Japanese film director. He directed Premonition…
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, Tsuruta Norio; born December 30, 1960) is a Japanese film director. He directed Premonition, Dream Cruise, and Orochi: Blood.
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi; born December 24, 1960) is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve…
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi; born December 24, 1960) is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Jūni Kokuki), which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel Another.
🎓 Ōtani University🏫 Nakatsu Minami High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1960📍 From Nakatsu, Ōita💼 Writer・Novelist