About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1936-09-03
Place of birth:
Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Kazuo Umezz

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2014 Why Horror? Actor Self 59
Average
2008 Gu Gu, the Cat Actor Umezu 59
Average
2006 God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand Actor 58
Average
2005 Tokyo Zombie Actor Akiyama / Prince 58
Average
2005 Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims Actor Old Man 59
Average
2003 Gozamareji Actor N/A
N/A
1993 Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! Actor N/A
N/A
1990 Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero Actor 59
Average
1986 Monster Heaven Actor N/A
N/A
1980 Makoto-chan Actor 58
Average
1968 The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch Actor Taxi Driver 59
Average
1965 Hoodlum Soldier Actor 59
Average

Directing
2014 Mother Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2016 My Name is Shingo Writing Original Story N/A
N/A
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition Writing Comic Book 58
Average
2014 Mother Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2008 Orochi - Blood Writing Comic Book 59
Average
2008 Orochi - Blood Writing Story 59
Average
2008 Tamami: The Baby's Curse Writing Comic Book 59
Average
2006 Cat-Eyed Boy Writing Comic Book 58
Average
2006 God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand Writing Novel 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl Writing Original Story 59
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make Writing Original Story 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present Writing Writer 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present Writing Original Story 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish Writing Original Story 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet Writing Original Story 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs Writing Original Story 58
Average
2002 Long Love Letter Writing Novel 68
Fair
1996 Baptism of Blood Writing Original Story 58
Average
1995 Drifting School Writing Author 58
Average
1993 Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror! Writing Comic Book N/A
N/A
1990 The Curse of Kazuo Umezu Writing Original Story 59
Average
1987 The Drifting Classroom Writing Novel 58
Average
1987 The Drifting Classroom Writing Comic Book 58
Average
1985 Evil Heart Writing Writer 59
Average
1980 Makoto-chan Writing Comic Book 58
Average
1976 Cat-Eyed Boy Writing Comic Book N/A
N/A
1976 Cat-Eyed Boy Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1968 The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch Writing Original Story 59
Average

Sound
1980 Makoto-chan Sound Theme Song Performance 58
Average

Crew
1980 Makoto-chan Crew Creator 58
Average