Kazuo Umezu

Person · Open Library

Born

1936

Works

31

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Film & TV

Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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…

Known for

• Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts — Himself2023
• 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？ — Kazuo Umezu2016
• Why Horror? — Self2014
• Gu Gu, the Cat — Umezu2008
• God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand2006
• Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims — Old Man2005
• Tokyo Zombie — Akiyama / Prince2005
• Gozamareji2003
• Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game — Guest2003
• Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!1993

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Origin

Japan

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,569

Total plays

24,317

Kazuo Umezu (楳図 かずお, Umezu Kazuo, birth name 楳図一雄), (b. September 3, 1936 in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture) is an author of Japanese horror manga. He is often considered to be the godfather of the genre. 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. <a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Kazuo

Gender

male

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Mount Kōya

Place of death

Tokyo

Occupation

film director

Languages spoken

Japanese

Genre

horror comics

Record label

Victor Entertainment

Mass

50

Official website

umezz.com

Image

2010TIBE Day1 Hall2 Opening Kazuo Umezu.jpg

Height

169

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