Kazuo Umezu
Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz was 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 was a public figure in Japan, known for wearing red-and-white-striped shirts and doing his signature "Gwash" hand gesture.
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Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
writer
2015
Mother
director
2014
Mother
writer
2014
Orochi - Blood
writer
2008
Gu Gu, the Cat
actor
2008
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
writer
2008
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
writer
2006
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
actor
2006
Tokyo Zombie
actor
2005
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
writer
2005
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
writer
2005
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet
writer
2005
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
writer
2005
Gozamareji
actor
2003
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
actor
1990
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
writer
1990
The Drifting Classroom
writer
1987
Monster Heaven
actor
1986
Makoto-chan
actor
1980
Makoto-chan
writer
1980
A Remodeled Beauty
writer
1975
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
actor
1968
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
writer
1968
Hoodlum Soldier
actor
1965
