Kazuo Umezu
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Kazuo Umezu is a pioneering Japanese manga artist and writer best known for his influential horror and sci-fi works that have shaped the genre.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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horror manga artist ⓘ male ⓘ manga artist ⓘ manga writer ⓘ science fiction manga artist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kazuo Umezz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | The Drifting Classroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Shogakukan Manga Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| debutWork | Mori no Kyōdai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gag manga
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horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Cat-Eyed Boy anime
NERFINISHED
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Orochi film adaptation ⓘ The Drifting Classroom TV drama NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drifting Classroom live-action film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hideshi Hino
NERFINISHED
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Japanese horror cinema ⓘ Japanese horror manga ⓘ Junji Ito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kazuo Umezu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 楳図かずお NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baptism
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Cat-Eyed Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourteen ⓘ Makoto-chan NERFINISHED ⓘ My Name Is Shingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Orochi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drifting Classroom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
manga artist
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writer ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureItem |
distinctive house in Tokyo
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red-and-white striped clothing ⓘ |
| style |
grotesque imagery
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psychological horror ⓘ surreal storytelling ⓘ |
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