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Makoto Wada (和田誠, Wada Makoto) (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a Japanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.

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Makoto Wada 和田誠
Makoto Wada in 1966.
Born	(1936-04-10)10 April 1936 Osaka, Japan
Died	7 October 2019(2019-10-07) (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Graphic designer illustrator essayist film director
Spouse	Remi Hirano ​ (m. 1972)​

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

External links

• Makoto Wada at J'Lit Books from Japan

На других языках

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[fr] Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada (和田誠?), né le 10 avril 1936 à Ōsaka et mort le 7 octobre 2019, est un illustrateur, graphiste et réalisateur japonais. Il a aussi plus succinctement travaillé comme producteur, scénariste, essayiste et satiriste.

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