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Makoto Wada 和田誠 | |
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Born | Osaka, Japan | 10 April 1936
Died | 7 October 2019 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 83)
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Spouse |
Remi Hirano (m. 1972) |
Makoto Wada (和田誠, Wada Makoto) (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a Japanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.
Biography
Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957.[1] 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 to 2018.[1]
Being a passionate film fan, he started his career as a film director in 1984. He won the award for best director at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards for Kaitō Ruby.[2]
Since 1972, Wada was married to Remi Hirano, the granddaughter of Henry Pike Bowie. They had two sons: Sho and Ritsu. Their eldest son Sho is the guitarist and vocalist of Triceratops and is married to actress Juri Ueno.[1]
Wada died on 7 October 2019 at the hospital in Tokyo. He was 83 years old. The cause of death was pneumonia.[1]
Filmography
- Mahjong hōrōki (1984)
- Kaitō Ruby (1988)
References
- ^ a b c d 和田誠さん、83歳で死去 イラストレーター・映画監督. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
External links
- Makoto Wada at J'Lit Books from Japan