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Memories of the “Live-in Age”: Hayashi Sei’ichi’s and Kamimura Kazuo’s Dōsei Manga
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Kazuo Kamimura
Kamimura Kazuo
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Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫, Kamimura Kazuo; March 7, 1940 in Yokosuka – January 11, 1986) was a Japanese manga artist born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He was best known as the illustrator of Lady Snowblood, which was adapted into film in 1973. Hitoshi Iwaaki, a manga artist was his assistant. He has been called "the ukiyo-e master of Shōwa-era manga." Kamimura died on January 11, 1986, at age 45, of a pharynx tumor.
Career
- 1940Born
- 1986Passed away
- 2017Won Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Yokosuka
- •Citizenship: Japan, Empire of Japan
- •Known as: mangaka, screenwriter
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The legendary cartoonist continued to draw with a captivating eye. An exhibition of Kazuo Uemura's works will be held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of his birth. | news | HOUYHNHNM (huinamu)
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