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.
The profile says his novels were translated and published in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand. It also records his selection by a French literary magazine among fifty prospective novelists.
For music, he used the name “Jinsei TSUJI”
The profile states that his first band began in Tokyo in 1979 and released its first album in 1985. It describes Tsuji as the vocalist and composer, then notes that he formed another rock project in 2007 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. The page records a 1999 directorial debut, followed by films presented in international festival programs in 2001 and 2002, a television movie, and the production of ACACIA in summer 2008. It closes the film section by noting that ACACIA was presented in competition at a Tokyo film festival in 2009.
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