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The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka

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

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 September 2016

Country

Japan

Cast

Rieko Akatsuka

Rieko Akatsuka

Herself

FROGMAN

FROGMAN

Himself

Fujio Akatsuka

Fujio Akatsuka

Himself (Archival Footage)

Ichiko Aoba

Ichiko Aoba

Narrator

Tamori

Tamori

Himself

Kozue Aoki

Kozue Aoki

Herself

Masao Adachi

Masao Adachi

Himself

Fujiko F. Fujio

Fujiko F. Fujio

Himself (Archival Footage)

Nobuyoshi Araki

Nobuyoshi Araki

Himself

Atuy

Atuy

Himself

Shuei Iida

Shuei Iida

Himself

Takao Igarashi

Takao Igarashi

Himself

Shotaro Ishinomori

Shotaro Ishinomori

Himself (Archival Footage)

Shinichi Isogai

Shinichi Isogai

Himself

Sumako Umehara

Sumako Umehara

Herself

Jin Ungo

Jin Ungo

Himself

Tomoko Emori

Tomoko Emori

Herself (Archival Footage)

Kenichi Kitami

Kenichi Kitami

Himself

Toru Hyozen

Toru Hyozen

Himself

Kaneaki Kobayashi

Kaneaki Kobayashi

Himself

Toshiaki Kobayashi

Toshiaki Kobayashi

Himself

Akira Saito

Akira Saito

Himself

Akira Sakata

Akira Sakata

Himself

Teru Sato

Teru Sato

Himself

Ushio Shinohara

Ushio Shinohara

Himself

Kayako Shindo

Kayako Shindo

Herself

Shinichi Suzuki

Shinichi Suzuki

Himself

Yoshio Sekizawa

Yoshio Sekizawa

Himself

Shunji Sonoyama

Shunji Sonoyama

Himself (Archival Footage)

Shin Sobue

Shin Sobue

Himself

Tetsuo Takahara

Tetsuo Takahara

Himself

Daisaku Taki

Daisaku Taki

Himself

Toshiki Takei

Toshiki Takei

Himself

Keiichi Tanaami

Keiichi Tanaami

Himself

Hajime Tabe

Hajime Tabe

Himself

Setsuko Tamura

Setsuko Tamura

Herself

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Himself

Yoshiko Tsuchida

Yoshiko Tsuchida

Herself

Junzo Tsutsui

Junzo Tsutsui

Himself

Jirō Tsunoda

Jirō Tsunoda

Himself

Hiroo Terada

Hiroo Terada

Himself (Archival Footage)

Kunio Nagatani

Kunio Nagatani

Himself (Archival Footage)

Fujiko A. Fujio

Fujiko A. Fujio

Himself

Youichi Fujita

Youichi Fujita

Himself

Mitsutoshi Furuya

Mitsutoshi Furuya

Himself

Akira Maruyama

Akira Maruyama

Himself

Hideko Mizuno

Hideko Mizuno

Herself

Kenji Morita

Kenji Morita

Himself

George Yamauchi

George Yamauchi

Himself

Tokuo Yokota

Tokuo Yokota

Himself

Takao Yokoyama

Takao Yokoyama

Himself

Takayoshi Minematsu

Takayoshi Minematsu

Himself (credited as Katta Yoshi)

Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Himself (Archival Footage)

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