Author Sakyo Komatsu Dead at 80

Acclaimed Japanese sci-fi novelist Sakyo Komatsu passed away on Tuesday, July 26, due to pneumonia. He was 80 years old. Komatsu may be best known for his 1973 disaster novel Japan Sinks!, which was adapted into a live-action film in 1973, a live-action TV series in 1975, and a live-action movie remake in 2006. Many of Komatsu’s concepts and short stories were adapted into the 1989 Komatsu Sakyo Anime Gekijo anime TV series.

Source: Anime News Network