Kazuo Umezu

Known for WritingBorn 1936-09-03Died 2024-10-28Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

Makoto-chan

吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？

A Remodeled Beauty

The Curse of Kazuo Umezu

Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!

Monster Heaven

Hoodlum Soldier

Gu Gu, the Cat

Orochi - Blood

Long Love Letter

The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Why Horror?

Tamami: The Baby's Curse

Drifting School

Evil Heart

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl

Tokyo Zombie

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet

The Drifting Classroom

Mother

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make

Baptism of Blood

Cat-Eyed Boy

Cat-Eyed Boy

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

My Name is Shingo

Gozamareji

月曜ドラマランド 悪魔くん

Umezu Kazuo no Gyaru 10 Island

月曜ドラマランド悪魔くん