The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka (2016)

"I don't mind dying as long as you laugh!"

  • Genre: Documentary, Animation
  • Release Date: 2016-09-30
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Tadpole Lab
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Masanori Tominaga

Summary

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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  • Rieko Akatsuka

    as Herself
  • FROGMAN

    as Himself
  • Fujio Akatsuka

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Ichiko Aoba

    as Narrator
  • Tamori

    as Himself
  • Kozue Aoki

    as Herself
  • Masao Adachi

    as Himself
  • Fujiko F. Fujio

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Nobuyoshi Araki

    as Himself
  • Atuy

    as Himself
  • Shuei Iida

    as Himself
  • Takao Igarashi

    as Himself
  • Shotaro Ishinomori

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri

    as Themselves
  • Shinichi Isogai

    as Himself
  • Sumako Umehara

    as Herself
  • Jin Ungo

    as Himself
  • Tomoko Emori

    as Herself (Archival Footage)
  • Kenichi Kitami

    as Himself
  • Toru Hyozen

    as Himself
  • Kaneaki Kobayashi

    as Himself
  • Toshiaki Kobayashi

    as Himself
  • Akira Saito

    as Himself
  • Akira Sakata

    as Himself
  • Teru Sato

    as Himself
  • Ushio Shinohara

    as Himself
  • Kayako Shindo

    as Herself
  • Shinichi Suzuki

    as Himself
  • Yoshio Sekizawa

    as Himself
  • Shunji Sonoyama

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Shin Sobue

    as Himself
  • Tetsuo Takahara

    as Himself
  • Daisaku Taki

    as Himself
  • Toshiki Takei

    as Himself
  • Keiichi Tanaami

    as Himself
  • Hajime Tabe

    as Himself
  • Setsuko Tamura

    as Herself
  • Tetsuya Chiba

    as Himself
  • Yoshiko Tsuchida

    as Herself
  • Junzo Tsutsui

    as Himself
  • Jirō Tsunoda

    as Himself
  • Hiroo Terada

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Kunio Nagatani

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
  • Fujiko A. Fujio

    as Himself
  • Youichi Fujita

    as Himself
  • Mitsutoshi Furuya

    as Himself
  • Akira Maruyama

    as Himself
  • Hideko Mizuno

    as Herself
  • Kenji Morita

    as Himself
  • George Yamauchi

    as Himself
  • Tokuo Yokota

    as Himself
  • Takao Yokoyama

    as Himself
  • Takayoshi Minematsu

    as Himself (credited as Katta Yoshi)
  • Kōji Wakamatsu

    as Himself (Archival Footage)
Directing Masanori Tominaga Director
Sound Shuta Hasunuma Music
Visual Effects Orange Muroi Animation
Sound Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri Theme Song Performance
Sound Tamori Theme Song Performance
Sound U-zhaan Music
Writing Masashi Sakamoto Writer
Production Masashi Sakamoto Production Coordinator

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