Kazuo Umezu

Visual Artist

1936 –

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Who is Kazuo Umezu?

Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz, is an author of Japanese horror and other manga, as well as a musician and actor.

He had his first book of manga published while still in high school and made manga his career immediately upon graduation. After moving to Tokyo in 1962 he developed his detailed horror manga style and has since published his comics in every genre from horror fiction to science fiction to humour. He won the 20th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1975 for The Drifting Classroom.

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Born
Aug 3, 1936
Kōya, Wakayama
Also known as
  • Kauzo Umezu
  • Kazuo Umezz
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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