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Hideo Yamamoto | |
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| Born | June 23, 1968 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Known for | Ichi the Killer Homunculus |
Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, Yamamoto Hideo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Ichi the Killer, which was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2001, and Homunculus.
Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual deviations, and the human mind.