Kazuo Umezu
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September 3, 1936 Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
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Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz (楳図 かずお Umezu Kazuo, birth name 楳図一雄), (born September 3, 1936 in Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture) is an author of Japanese horror and other manga, as well as a musician and actor.
He had his first book of manga published while still in high school and made manga his career immediately upon graduation. After moving to Tokyo in 1962 he developed his detailed horror manga style and has since published his comics in every genre from horror fiction to science fiction to humour. He won the 20th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1975 for The Drifting Classroom.[1]
Bibliography
| Title | English | Start | End | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romansu no Kusuri (ロマンスの薬) | 1962 | |||
| Benigumo (紅グモ) | 1965 | 1966 | ||
| Hangyojin (半魚人) | 1965 | |||
| Hibiware Ningen (ひびわれ人間) | 1966 | |||
| Hebi Shōjo (へび少女) | Reptilia | 1966 | ||
| Urutoraman (ウルトラマン) | Ultraman | 1966 | 1967 | |
| Akanbo Shōjo (赤んぼ少女) | 1967 | |||
| SF Ishoku Tampenshū (SF異色短編集) | 1968 | 1969 | ||
| Kage (映像) | 1968 | |||
| Chō no Haka (蝶の墓) | 1968 | |||
| Nekome Kozō (猫目小僧) | Cat Eyed Boy | 1968 | 1976 | |
| Osore (おそれ) | 1969 | |||
| Shisha no Kōshin (死者の行進) | ||||
| Orochi (おろち) | Orochi: Blood | 1969 | 1970 | |
| Iara (イアラ) | 1970 | |||
| Kaijū Gyō (怪獣ギョー) | 1971 | |||
| Agein (アゲイン) | Again | 1971 | 1972 | Comedy |
| Hyōryū Kyōshitsu (漂流教室) | The Drifting Classroom | 1972 | 1974 | |
| Senrei (洗礼) | Baptism | 1974 | 1976 | |
| Makoto chan (まことちゃん) | Makoto-chan | 1976 | 1981 | Comedy |
| Watashi wa Shingo (わたしは真悟) | My Name is Shingo | 1982 | 1986 | Science Fiction |
| Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite (神の左手悪魔の右手) | God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Fōtīn (14歳) | Fourteen | 1990 | 1995 | Science fiction |
Filmography
- Nekome Kozo (TV anime)
- Drifting Classroom (movie)
- Blood Baptism (movie)
- Long Love Letter: Drifting Classroom (TV drama)
- Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater (6-part TV anthology)
- Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch ("Hebimusume to hakuhatsuma", 蛇娘と白髪魔) (1968) (Daiei/Kadokawa Pictures)
- Mother (film) (director)[2]
Musicals
In 2016, his manga My Name is Shingo was adapted into a musical. It stars Mitsuki Takahata and Mugi Kadowaki as the lead characters and is directed and choreographed by Philippe Decouflé.
Assistant
- Noboru Takahashi
- Robin Nishi
- Rumiko Takahashi
References
- ↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ↑ "Horror Manga Creator Kazuo Umezu Helms 1st Feature Film". Anime News Network. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
External links
- Official website (Japanese/English/German)
- Kazuo Umezu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page
- Profile at The Lambiek Comiclopedia
- My Name is Shingo, the Musical