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The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Yasutaka Tsutsui

Born: September 24, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His Yumenokizaka bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Known for:
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1967)
- Paprika (1993)
- Salmonella Men on Planet Porno (2006)
- The Maid (2010)