is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

. His best known work is '' Tsuribaka Nisshi'' with art by Kenichi Kitami. Yamasaki originally wrote screenplays for Toei, but was laid off and decided to pursue a career in manga instead. He has won both the

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

and

Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ...

for ''Tsuri Baka Nikki'' and ''Okashina Futari'' respectively.

Works

* drawn by Kenichi Kitami * drawn by Kenichi Kitami * drawn by Hideaki Hataji * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * co-written with Sentarō Kubota and drawn by Mitsuyoshi Sonoda * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Kei Sadayasu * drawn by Kinichi Kitama * drawn by Kenichirō Takai * drawn by Kenshi Hirokane * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Mamoru Uchiyama * drawn by Mitsuo Hashimoto * drawn by Kenji Okamura

References

External links

Japanese Interview with Jūzō Yamasaki
1941 births Living people Manga artists from Miyazaki Prefecture Writers from Miyazaki Prefecture People from Miyakonojō {{manga-artist-stub