Kazuo Umezu
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.
Fotos
Filmes (33)
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023 · Himself
My Name is Shingo
2016 · Original Story
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015 · Comic Book
Why Horror?
2014 · Self
Mother
2014 · Director, Screenplay
Orochi - Blood
2008 · Comic Book, Story
Gu Gu, the Cat
2008 · Umezu
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
2008 · Comic Book
Cat-Eyed Boy
2006 · Comic Book
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006 · Novel
Tokyo Zombie
2005 · Akiyama / Prince
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
2005 · Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make
2005 · Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
2005 · Writer, Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish
2005 · Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
2005 · Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet
2005 · Original Story
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005 · Old Man
Gozamareji
2003
Baptism of Blood
1996 · Original Story
Drifting School
1995 · Author
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
1993 · Comic Book
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
1990 · Original Story
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Policeman C (special guest), Novel, Comic Book
Monster Heaven
1986
Monday Drama Land: Akuma-kun
1986
Evil Heart
1985 · Writer
Gal 10 Island
1983 · Himself, Director, Writer
Makoto-chan
1980 · Creator, Comic Book, Theme Song Performance
A Remodeled Beauty
1975 · Original Story
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
1968 · Taxi Driver, Original Story
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
