Kazuo Umezz
Birthday
1936/09/03 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Also know as
楳図 かずお
Biography
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, whic...Read more
Acting
(2008) Gu Gu, the Cat
as Umezu
(2023) Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as Himself
(2003) Gozamareji
as ---
(1990) Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
as ---
(1986) Monster Heaven
as ---
(2005) Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
as Old Man
(1993) Kazuo Umezu's Terror Zone: Horror!
as ---
(1980) Makoto-chan
as ---
(1965) Hoodlum Soldier
as ---
(2006) God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
as ---
(2014) Why Horror?
as Self
(2005) Tokyo Zombie
as Akiyama / Prince
(1968) The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
as Taxi Driver
(2016) 吉祥寺だけが住みたい街ですか？
as Kazuo Umezu
(2003) Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
as Guest