Writing · geboren 1936-09-03 · Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

楳図かずお

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.

Bekannt aus

• Tokyo Zombie (2005) – Akiyama / Prince
• 楳図かずおの呪い (1990) – Original Story
• Inside Horror: Warum wir uns so gerne gruseln (2014) – Self
• 蛇娘と白髪魔 (1968) – Taxi Driver
• The Present (2005) – Writer
• House of Bugs (2005) – Original Story
• 漂流教室 (1987) – Policeman C (special guest)
• Death Make (2005) – Original Story
• Diet (2005) – Original Story
• The Wish (2005) – Original Story
• Snake Girl (2005) – Original Story
• Gou Gou, The Cat (2008) – Umezu
• おろち (2008) – Story
• ロング・ラブレター～漂流教室 (2002) – Novel
• 神の左手悪魔の右手 (2006)
• 赤んぼ少女 (2008) – Comic Book
• 妖怪天国・ゴーストヒーロー (1990)
• 洗礼 (1996)
• 真夜中の弥次さん喜多さん (2005) – Old Man
• 兵隊やくざ (1965)
• 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？ (2016) – Kazuo Umezu
• うば われ た 心臓 (1985) – Writer
• 絶対に笑ってはいけない (2003) – Guest
• マザー (2014) – Director
• 世にも奇妙な物語 25周年スペシャル・春～人気マンガ家競演編～ (2015) – Comic Book
• まことちゃん (1980)
• Drifting School (1995) – Author
• 정형미인 (1975) – Original Story
• 妖怪天国 (1986)
• Umezu Kazuo terror (1993)
• 猫目小僧 (2006) – Comic Book
• 妖怪伝 猫目小僧 (1976) – Writer
• Kaidan. Histoires étranges de fantômes japonais (2023) – Himself
• ござまれじ (2003)
• Gal 10 Island (1983) – Himself
• 月曜ドラマランド 悪魔くん (1986)
• わたしは真悟 (2016) – Original Story