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]

References
  1. "Kazuo Kamimura Profile Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Kamimura Kazuo Official Site. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
  2. 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.


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