About Sumito Yamashita
Born 1966. Sumito Yamashita is a Japanese novelist, actor, playwright and writer.
Sumito Yamashita (; born 1966) is a Japanese playwright and writer.
He was born in Kobe. He was awarded 156th Akutagawa Prize in 2016, for the novel Shinsekai (しんせかい "New World").
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Who is Sumito Yamashita?
Japanese playwright and writer
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Sumito Yamashita was born on 25 January 1966 in Kobe.
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Sumito Yamashita is a novelist, actor, playwright and writer.
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Sumito Yamashita is Japanese.
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