Personal Info
楳図 かずお
Kazuo Umezz
Kazuo Umezu
Writing
Biography
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 s…
Filmography
Movies
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as Himself
Why Horror?
as Self
Gu Gu, the Cat
as Umezu
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Tokyo Zombie
as Akiyama / Prince
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
as Old Man
Gozamareji
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
The Drifting Classroom
as Policeman C (special guest)
