Biography

Born in Sasebo where U.S. Navy's harbour is located. Raised there till his high school days. After graduation, he came up to Tokyo and lived in Fussa, near the base of U.S. Army. He wrote the novel, "Kagirinaku Tomei ni chikai Blue", from a decadent life there. It won the Akutagawa Prize, the most authoritative literary prize in Japan. Since then, he has wrote many novels, essays, scenarios. Compared with his great fame in literary world, his career as a director hasn't brought him a commercial success so far.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Enrolled in Musashino Art College in 1972.

Likes Cuban music and promoting it recently.

His novel is available in various languages. (for ex. "Kagirinaku Tomei ni chikai Blue" is known as "Almost Transparent Blue".)

When asked if his first novel was TRUE, he said, "Half, true; half, not."