Kazuo Umezz
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.
Gu Gu, the Cat
(Umezu)
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
(Himself)
Gozamareji
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Monster Heaven
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
(Old Man)
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Makoto-chan
Hoodlum Soldier
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Why Horror?
(Self)
Tokyo Zombie
(Akiyama / Prince)
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
(Taxi Driver)
吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
(Kazuo Umezu)
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
(Guest)
Evil Heart
(Writer)
My Name is Shingo
(Original Story)
Orochi - Blood
(Comic Book)
Orochi - Blood
(Story)
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
(Novel)
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
(Original Story)
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
(Original Story)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
(Original Story)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make
(Original Story)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet
(Original Story)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish
(Original Story)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
(Original Story)
Drifting School
(Author)
Mother
(Director)
Mother
(Screenplay)
The Drifting Classroom
(Novel)
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
(Comic Book)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
(Writer)
The Drifting Classroom
(Comic Book)
Baptism of Blood
(Original Story)
Cat-Eyed Boy
(Comic Book)
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
(Comic Book)
Makoto-chan
(Creator)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
(Original Story)
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
(Comic Book)
Makoto-chan
(Comic Book)
Makoto-chan
(Theme Song Performance)
Long Love Letter
(Novel)
Cat-Eyed Boy
(Writer)
Cat-Eyed Boy
(Creator)