Kazuo Umezz
Age: N/A | From: Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 楳図かずお , Kazuo Umezu , 楳図 かずお
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Homepage: http://umezz.com/jp/
Movie Involvements: 26
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Long Love Letter
(2002) Novel
Cat-Eyed Boy
(1976) Creator
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
(2006) Novel
The Drifting Classroom
(1987) Novel
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
(2005) Writer
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
(1990) Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
(2005) Original Story
Orochi - Blood
(2008) StoryActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2023 | Himself | |
| 2016 | Kazuo Umezu | |
| 2014 | N/A | |
| 2008 | Umezu | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Akiyama / Prince | |
| Old Man | ||
| 2003 | Guest | |
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| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Taxi Driver | |
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2016 | Original Story | |
| 2014 | Screenplay | |
| 2008 | Comic Book | |
| Story | ||
| Comic Book | ||
| 2006 | Comic Book | |
| Novel | ||
| 2005 | Original Story | |
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| Writer | ||
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| 2002 | Novel | |
| 1996 | Original Story | |
| 1995 | Author | |
| 1993 | Comic Book | |
| 1990 | Original Story | |
| 1987 | Comic Book | |
| Novel | ||
| 1985 | Writer | |
| 1980 | Comic Book | |
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1968 | Original Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Theme Song Performance | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |