Yasutaka Tsutsui was born on September 24, 1934 in Osaka, Japan. He is a writer and actor, known for
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006),
Paprika (2006) and
Nanase, the Telepathy Girl's Ballad (2012). He has been married to Mitsuko Tsutsui since 1965. They have two children.