Baku Yumemakura

| birth_place = Japan
Odawara, Kanagawa | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Author | language = Japanese | nationality = Japanese | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Science fiction, adventure, fantasy | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''The Summit of the Gods'', ''Onmyōji'', ''Majūgari'', ''Garōden'' | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = 1989 Nihon SF Taisho Award
Seiun Award for ''Jogen no Tsuki wo Taberu Shishi''
1998 Shibata Renzuburo Award for ''Kamigami no Itadaki''
2001 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for ''Onmyoji'' a manga version drawn by Reiko Okano
2001 Japan Media Arts Festival for ''Kamigami no Itadaki,'' a manga version drawn by Jiro Taniguchi
2011 Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for ''O-Edo Chokaku-den''
2011 Funabashi Sei-ichi award for ''O-Edo Chokaku-den''
2012 Yoshikawa Eiji Award for ''O-Edo Chokaku-den'' | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }} is a Japanese science fiction and adventure writer. His works have sold more than 20 million copies in Japan spread across more than 280 titles and adapted into a variety of formats including feature films, television shows, movies and comic books.

His works are influenced by outdoor interests such as fishing, particularly Ayu fishing, mountain climbing, canoeing as well as manga, photography, pottery, art, calligraphy, martial arts. He has published a number of photo collections of his journeys through Nepalese mountains.

He is best known for writing ''Jōgen no Tsuki wo Taberu Shishi'' (''The Lion that Ate the Crescent Moon''), which won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award. He also has written film scripts, including the one to ''Onmyōji''.

One of his popular martial arts serials that has been adapted into manga is ''Garōden'' (餓狼伝), which has also been adapted to two video games and a movie.

His novel series ''Majūgari'' (also known as ''Demon Hunters'') has been adapted into an anime OVA ''Psycho Diver: Soul Siren'' and three manga series.

He's been nicknamed "the artisan of violence" due to one of his popular martial arts novel series, . As of 2014, he has been working on the scripts for the manga series ''Shin Garōden'' with renowned manga artist Masami Nobe.

He is also a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan organization. Provided by Wikipedia