was a Japanese manga artist, best known as the illustrator of '' Lady Snowblood'', which was adapted into film 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 hig ...

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References

External links

Kamimura Kazuo Official Site
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Comiclopedia page.] 1940 births 1986 deaths Manga artists People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa {{Manga-artist-stub