Kazuo Umezu

Guionista

1936-09-03 – 2024-10-28 · 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 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.

• 東京ゾンビ (2005) — Akiyama / Prince
• 楳図かずおの呪い (1990) — Original Story
• 蛇娘と白髪魔 (1968) — Taxi Driver, Original Story
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 プレゼント (2005) — Writer, Original Story
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 蟲たちの家 (2005) — Original Story
• 漂流教室 (1987) — Policeman C (special guest), Novel, Comic Book
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 DEATH MAKE (2005) — Original Story
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 絶食 (2005) — Original Story
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 ねがい (2005) — Original Story
• 楳図かずお恐怖劇場 まだらの少女 (2005) — Original Story
• グーグーだって猫である (2008) — Umezu
• おろち (2008) — Comic Book, Story
• 神の左手悪魔の右手 (2006) — , Novel
• 赤んぼ少女 (2008) — Comic Book
• 妖怪天国・ゴーストヒーロー (1990)
• 洗礼 (1996) — Original Story
• Yaji y Kita: Los peregrinos de medianoche (2005) — Old Man
• Hoodlum soldier (Soldado matón) (1965)
• うば われ た 心臓 (1985) — Writer
• マザー (2014) — Director, Screenplay
• 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) — , Creator, Comic Book, Theme Song Performance
• Drifting School (1995) — Author
• 정형미인 (1975) — Original Story