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Artist · Japan

1947 to 2017

In their own script

“谷口ジロー”

Portrait of Jiro Taniguchi
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Jiro Taniguchi.

mangaka · comics artist

Japan, 1947 to 2017

In short

Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 to 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.

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Biodata

Born
1947, Tottori
Died
2017, Tokyo
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1994 to 2014
Work
mangaka, comics artist
Career

Jiro Taniguchi, in numbers

Years active
The Walking Man, 1990Benkei in New York, 1991Kodoku no Gourmet, 1994A Distant Neighborhood, 1998The Quest for the Missing Girl, 1999Hare Yuku Sora, 2005A Zoo in Winter, 2005Guardians of the Louvre, 20148works
Works by year, 1990 to 2014. Known for
5works1990s2010s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1990s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Jiro Taniguchi

Cover of Kodoku no GourmetCover of A Distant NeighborhoodCover of The Summit of the Gods
Known for

The essential Jiro Taniguchi

Bibliography

12 works, decade by decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

Undated