Shuhei Fujisawa

Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢周平) (26 December 1927 - 26 January 1997) was a Japanese author. His real name was Tomeji Kosuge (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies through the course of his lifetime. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work. Three of them directed by Yoji Yamada are:


 * The Twilight Samurai (2002)
 * The Hidden Blade (2004)
 * Love and Honor (2006).

[The above is just from wikipedia. This page needs more love.]