Creator
Kazuo Umezu
楳図かずお
Mangaka · Composer · Lyricist
[Website](https://umezz-art.jp/) Kazuo is the grandmaster of Japanese horror manga. He published his first manga while still at high school and began working professionally in the field after his graduation. His first creations were 'Betsu-Sekai' ('Another World') and 'Mori-no-Kyoudai' ('The Brother and Sister in a Forest'). He mainly created his works for so-called Kashi-hon, magazines that were not for sale but for rent. He developed his detailed horror style in 1962, when …
