Kazuo Umezu
Kazuo Umezu (楳図 かずお,
September 3,
1936) is a famous author of
Japanese horror manga, often considered to be the godfather of the genre. 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 famous detailed horror manga style and has since published his comics in every genre from
horror to
science fiction to
humour.
His only comic available in English translation is Orochi: Blood.
Bibliography:
- Orochi: Blood
- Drifting Classroom
- My Name is Shingo
- Makotochan
- Again
- Iara\
- Baptism of Blood
- Fourteen Years
- Left Hand of God, Right Hand of the Devil
Filmography
- Drifting Classroom (movie)
- Blood Baptism (movie)
- Long Love Letter: Drifting Classroom (TV Drama)