Junji Ito
Japanese horror writer and manga artist (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二, Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection, a collection of his many short stories, and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats.
Junji Ito | |
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伊藤 潤二 | |
Born | (1963-07-31) July 31, 1963 (age 60) Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Writer, penciller, inker, manga artist |
Notable work | Tomie Uzumaki Gyo |
Spouse |
Ayako Ishiguro (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following,[1][2] and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist.[1][3][4][5] His manga has been adapted to both film and anime television series, including the Tomie film series and both the Junji Ito Collection and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre anime anthology series.