The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

"I don't mind dying as long as you laugh!"

The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to early comedy manga, but his contributions aren't just limited to the world of print media. Featuring commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrity fans, Fujio Akatsuka's story is told with archival footage and animation, showcasing the life of the man who went beyond manga.

Documentary Animation

Rieko Akatsuka

(Herself)

FROGMAN

(Himself)

Fujio Akatsuka

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Ichiko Aoba

(Narrator)

Tamori

(Himself)

Kozue Aoki

(Herself)

Masao Adachi

(Himself)

Fujiko F. Fujio

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Nobuyoshi Araki

(Himself)

Atuy

(Himself)

Shuei Iida

(Himself)

Takao Igarashi

(Himself)

Shotaro Ishinomori

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri

(Themselves)

Shinichi Isogai

(Himself)

Sumako Umehara

(Herself)

Jin Ungo

(Himself)

Tomoko Emori

(Herself (Archival Footage))

Kenichi Kitami

(Himself)

Toru Hyozen

(Himself)

Kaneaki Kobayashi

(Himself)

Toshiaki Kobayashi

(Himself)

Akira Saito

(Himself)

Akira Sakata

(Himself)

Teru Sato

(Himself)

Ushio Shinohara

(Himself)

Kayako Shindo

(Herself)

Shinichi Suzuki

(Himself)

Yoshio Sekizawa

(Himself)

Shunji Sonoyama

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Shin Sobue

(Himself)

Tetsuo Takahara

(Himself)

Daisaku Taki

(Himself)

Toshiki Takei

(Himself)

Keiichi Tanaami

(Himself)

Hajime Tabe

(Himself)

Setsuko Tamura

(Herself)

Tetsuya Chiba

(Himself)

Yoshiko Tsuchida

(Herself)

Junzo Tsutsui

(Himself)

Jirō Tsunoda

(Himself)

Hiroo Terada

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Kunio Nagatani

(Himself (Archival Footage))

Fujiko A. Fujio

(Himself)

Youichi Fujita

(Himself)

Mitsutoshi Furuya

(Himself)

Akira Maruyama

(Himself)

Hideko Mizuno

(Herself)

Kenji Morita

(Himself)

George Yamauchi

(Himself)

Tokuo Yokota

(Himself)

Takao Yokoyama

(Himself)

Takayoshi Minematsu

(Himself (credited as Katta Yoshi))

Kōji Wakamatsu

(Himself (Archival Footage))