Kazuo Umezu
Writing 1936-09-03 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, whic…
Known For
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⭐ 9.3
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
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⭐ 8.0
吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
2016
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⭐ 6.0
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005
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⭐ 5.2
The Drifting Classroom
1987
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⭐ 5.6
Tokyo Zombie
2005
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Gu Gu, the Cat
2008
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⭐ 5.7
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
1990
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⭐ 5.9
Why Horror?
2014
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⭐ 7.0
Monster Heaven
1986
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⭐ 6.8
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
1968
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⭐ 5.1
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006
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⭐ 7.2
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
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⭐ 9.0
Makoto-chan
1980
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Gozamareji
2003
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Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023