Kazuhiro Kiuchi (きうちかずひろ [木内一裕], Kiuchi Kazuhiro, born September 14, 1960 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, film director and novelist. As a manga writer, he is best known for the series Be-Bop High School, which won the 1988 Kodansha Manga Award for the general category[2] and was adapted as series of live-action movies and as a 7 episode anime OVA series. He was director of one segment of Killers.
Kazuhiro Kiuchi | |
|---|---|
木内 一裕 | |
| Born | September 14, 1960[1] Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Manga artist, film director and novelist |
| Years active | Manga: 1983-present Film: 1991-present Novel: 2004-present |
| Known for | Be-Bop High School |
| Website | www |
Manga series
edit- Be-Bop High School (1983–2003)
- Saru Banchō (1996–1997)
- MI-4 (1998–1999)
Films
edit- Karurosu (1991)
- Be-Bop High School (1994)
- Joker (1996)
- Tetsu to Namari (1997)
- Kyōhansha (1999)
- Pay Off (Killers) (2003)
- Out and Out (2018)
Novels
edit- Wara no Tate (藁の楯), 2004 (Film: Shield of Straw, directed by Takashi Miike, 2013)
- English translation: Shield of Straw, translated by Asumi Shibata, Vertical, 2016
- Mizu no Naka no Inu (水の中の犬), 2007
- English translation: A Dog in Water, translated by Maya Rosewood, Vertical, 2013
- Auto ando Auto (Out & Out) (アウト&アウト), 2009
- Kiddo (Kid) (キッド), 2010
- Deddobōru (Dead Ball) (デッドボール), 2011
- Kamisama no Okurimono (神様の贈り物), 2012
- Kenka-Zaru (喧嘩猿), 2013
References
edit- ^ 木内一裕/きうちかずひろ [Kazuhiro Kiuchi]. Facebook (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
External links
edit- Official page on Facebook (in Japanese)
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Site Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Kazuhiro Kiuchi at Vertical Inc
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