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Film / 2016
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Directed by
Masanori Tominaga
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Rieko AkatsukaSelf
FROGMANSelf
Fujio AkatsukaSelf (archive footage)
Ichiko AobaNarrator
TamoriSelf
Kozue AokiSelf
Masao AdachiSelf
Fujiko F. FujioSelf (archive footage)
Nobuyoshi ArakiSelf
AtuySelf
Shuei IidaSelf
Takao IgarashiSelf
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Shotaro IshinomoriSelf (archive footage)
Shinichi IsogaiSelf
Sumako UmeharaSelf
Jin UngoSelf
Tomoko EmoriSelf (archive footage)
Kenichi KitamiSelf
Toru HyozenSelf
Kaneaki KobayashiSelf
Toshiaki KobayashiSelf
Akira SaitoSelf
Akira SakataSelf
Teru SatoSelf
Ushio ShinoharaSelf
Kayako ShindoSelf
Shinichi SuzukiSelf
Yoshio SekizawaSelf
Shunji SonoyamaSelf (archive footage)
Shin SobueSelf
Tetsuo TakaharaSelf
Daisaku TakiSelf
Toshiki TakeiSelf
Keiichi TanaamiSelf
Hajime TabeSelf
Setsuko TamuraSelf
Tetsuya ChibaSelf
Yoshiko TsuchidaSelf
Junzo TsutsuiSelf
Jirō TsunodaSelf
Hiroo TeradaSelf (archive footage)
Kunio NagataniSelf (archive footage)
Fujiko A. FujioSelf
Youichi FujitaSelf
Mitsutoshi FuruyaSelf
Akira MaruyamaSelf
Hideko MizunoSelf
Kenji MoritaSelf
George YamauchiSelf
Tokuo YokotaSelf
Takao YokoyamaSelf
Takayoshi MinematsuSelf
Kōji WakamatsuSelf (archive footage)
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