was a Japanese
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
, best known as the illustrator of ''
Lady Snowblood'', which was adapted into
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
in 1973.
Hitoshi Iwaaki
is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series ''Parasyte''. The Mixx editions of ''Parasyte'' romanize his name as "Hitosi Iwaaki", while the Del Rey Manga editions use "Hitoshi Iwaaki".
Career
During high ...
, a manga artist was his assistant.
Kamimura died at age 45 of a
pharynx
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tumor
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.
References
External links
Kamimura Kazuo Official Site*
Comiclopedia page.]
1940 births
1986 deaths
Manga artists
People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
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