Yasutaka was born Shanghai, China, in March 10, 1941. His family was still living there because of the war and they wouldn't return to Japan until a little before Go was born. He would become a novelist, Manga author and scenario writer. He started his career since young. In 1969 he was a candidate for the Ranpo Edogawa prize for his novel Baptism of Blood (鮮血のバプテスマ), being Seiichi Morimura the winner of that year.