The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
"I don't mind dying as long as you laugh!"
2016 ja 96 minutes
Rating: 0
Plot
The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to early comedy manga, but his contributions aren't just limited to the world of print media. Featuring commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrity fans, Fujio Akatsuka's story is told with archival footage and animation, showcasing the life of the man who went beyond manga.
Trailer
Cast
Rieko Akatsuka
Herself
FROGMAN
Himself
Fujio Akatsuka
Himself (Archival Footage)
Ichiko Aoba
Narrator
Tamori
Himself
Kozue Aoki
Herself
Masao Adachi
Himself
Fujiko F. Fujio
Himself (Archival Footage)
Nobuyoshi Araki
Himself
Atuy
Himself
Shuei Iida
Himself
Takao Igarashi
Himself
Shotaro Ishinomori
Himself (Archival Footage)
Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri
Themselves
Shinichi Isogai
Himself
Sumako Umehara
Herself
Jin Ungo
Himself
Tomoko Emori
Herself (Archival Footage)
Kenichi Kitami
Himself
Toru Hyozen
Himself
Kaneaki Kobayashi
Himself
Toshiaki Kobayashi
Himself
Akira Saito
Himself
Akira Sakata
Himself
Teru Sato
Himself
Ushio Shinohara
Himself
Kayako Shindo
Herself
Shinichi Suzuki
Himself
Yoshio Sekizawa
Himself
Shunji Sonoyama
Himself (Archival Footage)
Shin Sobue
Himself
Tetsuo Takahara
Himself
Daisaku Taki
Himself
Toshiki Takei
Himself
Keiichi Tanaami
Himself
Hajime Tabe
Himself
Setsuko Tamura
Herself
Tetsuya Chiba
Himself
Yoshiko Tsuchida
Herself
Junzo Tsutsui
Himself
Jirō Tsunoda
Himself
Hiroo Terada
Himself (Archival Footage)
Kunio Nagatani
Himself (Archival Footage)
Fujiko A. Fujio
Himself
Youichi Fujita
Himself
Mitsutoshi Furuya
Himself
Akira Maruyama
Himself
Hideko Mizuno
Herself
Kenji Morita
Himself
George Yamauchi
Himself
Tokuo Yokota
Himself
Takao Yokoyama
Himself
Takayoshi Minematsu
Himself (credited as Katta Yoshi)
Kōji Wakamatsu
Himself (Archival Footage)
