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The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka (2016)
Directed by Masanori Tominaga
Overview
The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to early comedy manga, but his contributions aren’t just limited to the world of print media. Featuring commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrity fans, Fujio Akatsuka’s story is told with archival footage and animation, showcasing the life of the man who went beyond manga.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Rieko Akatsuka | FROGMAN | Fujio Akatsuka | Ichiko Aoba | Tamori | Kozue Aoki | Masao Adachi | Fujiko F. Fujio | Nobuyoshi Araki | Atuy | Shuei Iida | Takao Igarashi | Shotaro Ishinomori | Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri | Shinichi Isogai | Sumako Umehara | Jin Ungo | Tomoko Emori | Kenichi Kitami | Toru Hyozen | Kaneaki Kobayashi | Toshiaki Kobayashi | Akira Saito | Akira Sakata | Teru Sato | Ushio Shinohara | Kayako Shindo | Shinichi Suzuki | Yoshio Sekizawa | Shunji Sonoyama | Shin Sobue | Tetsuo Takahara | Daisaku Taki | Toshiki Takei | Keiichi Tanaami | Hajime Tabe | Setsuko Tamura | Tetsuya Chiba | Yoshiko Tsuchida | Junzo Tsutsui | Jirō Tsunoda | Hiroo Terada | Kunio Nagatani | Fujiko A. Fujio | Youichi Fujita | Mitsutoshi Furuya | Akira Maruyama | Hideko Mizuno | Kenji Morita | George Yamauchi | Tokuo Yokota | Takao Yokoyama | Takayoshi Minematsu | Kōji Wakamatsu