Kazuo Umezu
Born 3 Sept 1936 in KōyaDied 28 Oct 2024Aged 88
- as writer
- 25
- streaming in India
- 0
- acting roles
- 13
- first role, Hoodlum Soldier
- 1965
Filmography
Newest first, with where each title streams in India today.
- 2008
Gu Gu, the Cat2008 · Umezu—Not streaming in India - 2006
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand2006 · Role not listed—Not streaming in India - 2005
Tokyo Zombie2005 · Akiyama / Prince5.6Not streaming in India - 2005
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims2005 · Old Man—Not streaming in India - 2003
Gozamareji2003 · Role not listed—
About
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.