Japanese science fiction writer Sakyo Komatsu died of pneumonia in a Minoo, Osaka, Japan, hospital on July 26, 2011, at age 80. He was born Minoru Komatsu in Osaka on January 28, 1931. He wrote for magazines from the 1950s, and was the uncredited writer of the 1963 cult classic horror film "Attack of the Mushroom People" (aka "Matango"). He was best known for his disaster novel "Nippon Chinbotsu", which was adapted for the films "Tidal Wave" (1974) and "Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan" (2006). He produced, directed, and wrote the 1984 science fiction film "Bye Bye Jupiter". Several of his other works were also adapted for film including "Virus" (1980), "Time of the Apes" (1987), and "Tokyo Blackout" (1987).
Japanese science fiction writer Sakyo Komatsu died of pneumonia in a Minoo, Osaka, Japan, hospital on July 26, 2011, at age 80. He was born Minoru Komatsu in Osaka on January 28, 1931. He wrote for magazines from the 1950s, and was the uncredited writer of the 1963 cult classic horror film "Attack of the Mushroom People" (aka "Matango"). He was best known for his disaster novel "Nippon Chinbotsu", which was adapted for the films "Tidal Wave" (1974) and "Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan" (2006). He produced, directed, and wrote the 1984 science fiction film "Bye Bye Jupiter". Several of his other works were also adapted for film including "Virus" (1980), "Time of the Apes" (1987), and "Tokyo Blackout" (1987).
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