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Kazuo Umezz
Writing

Kazuo Umezz
Homepage
http://umezz.com/jp/
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1936-09-03,Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

6.8

Gu Gu, the Cat
2008-09-06

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

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Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023-10-12

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Gozamareji
2003-04-26

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

5.4

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990-07-28

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Monster Heaven
1986-09-21

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

6.5

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005-04-02

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

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Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993-01-01

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Makoto-chan
1980-07-26

Hoodlum Soldier

7.3

Hoodlum Soldier
1965-03-18

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand

4

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006-06-22

6.1

Why Horror?
2014-10-03

5.6

Tokyo Zombie
2005-12-10

The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch

6.5

The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
1968-12-14

吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？

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吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
2016-10-15

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

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Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003-07-27