Kazuo Umezu
Writing·b. 1936·Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
23 horror credits
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.
Director1 film
Mother
Director
Writer12 films
Mother
Screenplay
Orochi - Blood
Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make
Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
Writer / Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish
Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
Original Story
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Diet
Original Story
Baptism of Blood
Original Story
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
Original Story
Evil Heart
Writer
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
Original Story
Actor9 films
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
Himself
Why Horror?
Self
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Tokyo Zombie
Akiyama / Prince
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
The Drifting Classroom
Policeman C (special guest)
Monster Heaven
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
Taxi Driver
Other Crew7 films
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
Comic Book
Orochi - Blood
Comic Book
Tamami: The Baby's Curse
Comic Book
Cat-Eyed Boy
Comic Book
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Novel
Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
Comic Book
The Drifting Classroom
Novel / Comic Book