
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
"I don't mind dying as long as you laugh!"
2016 ja 96 minutes
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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.
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Cast

Rieko Akatsuka
Self

FROGMAN
Self

Fujio Akatsuka
Self (archive footage)

Ichiko Aoba
Narrator

Tamori
Self

Kozue Aoki
Self

Masao Adachi
Self

Fujiko F. Fujio
Self (archive footage)

Nobuyoshi Araki
Self

Atuy
Self

Shuei Iida
Self

Takao Igarashi
Self

Shotaro Ishinomori
Self (archive footage)

Shinichi Isogai
Self

Sumako Umehara
Self

Jin Ungo
Self

Tomoko Emori
Self (archive footage)

Kenichi Kitami
Self

Toru Hyozen
Self

Kaneaki Kobayashi
Self

Toshiaki Kobayashi
Self

Akira Saito
Self

Akira Sakata
Self

Teru Sato
Self

Ushio Shinohara
Self

Kayako Shindo
Self

Shinichi Suzuki
Self

Yoshio Sekizawa
Self

Shunji Sonoyama
Self (archive footage)

Shin Sobue
Self

Tetsuo Takahara
Self

Daisaku Taki
Self

Toshiki Takei
Self

Keiichi Tanaami
Self

Hajime Tabe
Self

Setsuko Tamura
Self

Tetsuya Chiba
Self

Yoshiko Tsuchida
Self

Junzo Tsutsui
Self

Jirō Tsunoda
Self

Hiroo Terada
Self (archive footage)

Kunio Nagatani
Self (archive footage)

Fujiko A. Fujio
Self

Youichi Fujita
Self

Mitsutoshi Furuya
Self

Akira Maruyama
Self

Hideko Mizuno
Self

Kenji Morita
Self

George Yamauchi
Self

Tokuo Yokota
Self

Takao Yokoyama
Self

Takayoshi Minematsu
Self

Kōji Wakamatsu
Self (archive footage)