11 Facts About Hitonari Tsuji

Hitonari Tsuji is a Japanese writer, composer, musician, painter and film director.

Hitonari Tsuji has directed ten films including Hotoke and Filament which were officially presented at the 51st Berlinale and the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where he won a special mention in the Ecumenical Jury Award category.

Additionally, Hitonari Tsuji launched a web magazine entitled Design Stories and in 2016, for which he is currently the editor and chief.

Hitonari Tsuji originally found success as vocalist, singer and songwriter for the rock band ECHOS which he formed in 1981.

Hitonari Tsuji was married to actress Kaho Minami from 1995 to 2000.

Hitonari Tsuji was married to singer and actress Miho Nakayama from 2002 to 2014 and resided together in Paris, France.

Hitonari Tsuji is the first Japanese writer to ever win the Prix Femina Award.

Hitonari Tsuji is the first Japanese native novelist to have his work published in The Hankyoreh.

Hitonari Tsuji wrote and directed a TV movie titled Mokka no Koibito in 2002.

Hitonari Tsuji began oil painting in the 1970s while he was still in high school and used the barn at his home as a gallery to showcase his works.

Hitonari Tsuji later established a studio in Normandy and began painting the region's landscapes.