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Kazuo Umezz

Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz (楳図 かずお, Umezu Kazuo, birth name 楳図一雄; born September 3, 1936) is a Japanese manga artist, musician and actor. Starting his career in the 1950s, he is among the most famous artists of horror manga and has been vital for its development, considered the "god of horror manga". In 1960s shōjo manga like Reptilia, he broke the industry's conventions by combining the aesthetics of the commercial manga industry with gruesome visual imagery inspired by Japanese folktales, which created a boom of horror manga and influenced manga artists of following generations. He created successful manga series such as The Drifting Classroom, Makoto-chan and My Name Is Shingo, until he retired from drawing manga in the mid 1990s. He is also a public figure in Japan, known for wearing red-and-white-striped shirts and doing his signature "Gwash" hand gesture.


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Born:
Sep 3, 1936 In Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Hoodlum Soldier 1965-03-18
Latest Project:
Movie Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts 2023-10-12
Known For
Poster of Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
Poster of Gozamareji
Poster of Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Poster of Monster Heaven
Filmography
Movie Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts Himself 2023-10-12
Series 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか? Kazuo Umezu 2016-10-15
Movie Why Horror? Self 2014-10-03
Movie Gu Gu, the Cat Umezu 2008-09-06
Movie God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand 2006-06-22
Movie Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims Old Man 2005-04-02
Movie Tokyo Zombie Akiyama / Prince 2005-12-10
Movie Gozamareji 2003-04-26
Series Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game Guest 2003-07-27
Movie Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! 1993-01-01
Movie Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero 1990-07-28
Movie Monster Heaven 1986-09-21
Movie Makoto-chan 1980-07-26
Movie The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch Taxi Driver 1968-12-14
Movie Hoodlum Soldier 1965-03-18