Kazuo Kamimura

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]

  1. ^ "Kazuo Kamimura Profile Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Kamimura Kazuo Official Site. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c La Marca, Paolo (September 15, 2017). "A Retro Manga Master's Italian Renaissance". Nippon.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Home". kamimurakazuo.com.
  4. ^ "Kazuo Kamimura - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  5. ^ "Kazuo Kamimura (上村 一夫 )". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 14, 2023.