Jiro Taniguchi | |
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Born | Tottori, Tottori, Japan | 14 August 1947
Died | 11 February 2017 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 69)
Occupation | Manga artist |
Nationality | Japanese |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (1998) |
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Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō, 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017)[1] was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga.[2] In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.[3]