Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫, Kamimura Kazuo, March 7, 1940 in Yokosuka – January 11, 1986 [1]) was a Japanese manga artist born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. [2] He was best known as the illustrator of Lady Snowblood, [3] 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." [2]
Kamimura died on January 11, 1986, at age 45, of a pharynx tumor. [4] [2] [5]
- ^ " Kazuo Kamimura Profile Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Kamimura Kazuo Official Site. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c La Marca, Paolo (September 15, 2017). "A Retro Manga Master's Italian Renaissance". Nippon.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Home". kamimurakazuo.com.
- ^ "Kazuo Kamimura - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
- ^ "Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫 )". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- Kamimura Kazuo Official Site
- Kazuo Kamimura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kazuo Kamimura at Lambiek Comiclopedia page
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Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫, Kamimura Kazuo, March 7, 1940 in Yokosuka – January 11, 1986 [1]) was a Japanese manga artist born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. [2] He was best known as the illustrator of Lady Snowblood, [3] 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." [2]
Kamimura died on January 11, 1986, at age 45, of a pharynx tumor. [4] [2] [5]
- ^ " Kazuo Kamimura Profile Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Kamimura Kazuo Official Site. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c La Marca, Paolo (September 15, 2017). "A Retro Manga Master's Italian Renaissance". Nippon.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Home". kamimurakazuo.com.
- ^ "Kazuo Kamimura - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
- ^ "Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫 )". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- Kamimura Kazuo Official Site
- Kazuo Kamimura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kazuo Kamimura at Lambiek Comiclopedia page
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