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Makoto Wada

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Makoto Wada

Born April 10, 1936 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Died October 7, 2019 · aged 83

Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957. As an illustrator, Wada drew many cartoons and caricatures for Shinichi Hoshi and Haruki Murakami. He designed more than 2,000 covers for the magazine Shūkan Bunshun from 1972 to 2017 and provided illustrations for the book review section of the Mainichi Shimbun from 1992…

Known For

Kaito RubyKaito Ruby · 1988
Kaito Ruby
★ 7.01988
MovieComedyRomance
Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.
The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi · 1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyMystery
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Mahjong HorokiMahjong Horoki · 1984
Mahjong Horoki
★ 7.01984
MovieDrama
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Round About MidnightRound About Midnight · 1999
Round About Midnight
★ 7.01999
MovieCrimeThriller
While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.
Youth in FuryYouth in Fury · 1960
Youth in Fury
★ 7.01960
MovieDrama
Amidst the 1960 Japanese-American mutual security treaty, alienated young nihilist Takuya struggles to find his footing between his do-nothing wealth and the outer Western extremism as major student protests take place.
Murder!Murder! · 1964
Murder!
★ 5.01964
MovieAnimationMystery
Short animated mystery.
Uneasy EncountersUneasy Encounters · 1994
Uneasy Encounters
★ 8.01994
MovieComedyHorror
A five-part comedy and horror anthology
A Boy Named HiroshimaA Boy Named Hiroshima · 1987
A Boy Named Hiroshima
1987
MovieDrama
Thirty-eight years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a boy is born with only a single day to live. Named "Hiroshima," he sets out into the city in search of his mother and encounters a young girl... An independently produced short film created from the desire to let the boys who perished in the atomic bombing see their mothers one last time. By placing the boy in the past and the girl in the present, the film expresses this heartfelt wish.

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