Jiro Taniguchi

Jiro Taniguchi
Taniguchi at Lucca Comics and Games in 2011
Taniguchi at Lucca Comics and Games in 2011
Born(1947-08-14)14 August 1947
Tottori, Tottori, Japan
Died11 February 2017(2017-02-11) (aged 69)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationManga artist
NationalityJapanese
Notable works
Notable awardsTezuka 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]

  1. ^ "Award-Winning Manga Creator Jiro Taniguchi Passes Away at 69". Anime News Network. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Lehmann, Timothy (1 November 2005). Manga: Masters of the Art. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-083331-2.
  3. ^ "L'auteur japonais de bande dessinée Jiro Taniguchi est mort". Huffington Post France (in French). Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.