For novels, he used the name “Hitonari TSUJI”
During the 1980s, Tsuji started seriously writing novels as a “Blank Generation” writer. In 1989, his first novel, Pianissimo, won the 13th Subaru Prize for Literature. In 1997, he was awarded the 116th Akutagawa Prize for Kaikyo no Hikari. In 1999, the French translation of The White Buddha received the Prix Femina in the foreign novel category.
His novels were translated and published in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand. He was also selected by a French literary magazine among fifty prospective novelists.
For music, he used the name “Jinsei TSUJI”
His first band began in Tokyo in 1979 and released its first album in 1985. Tsuji was its vocalist and composer; in 2007 he formed another rock project and prepared an American debut album.
For film, he used the name “Jinsei TSUJI”
In the 1980s, Tsuji started producing independent films through his college movie club. He made his directorial debut in 1999, followed by films presented in international festival programs in 2001 and 2002, a television movie, and the production of ACACIA in summer 2008. In 2009, ACACIA was presented in competition at a Tokyo film festival.
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