Kazuo Umezu is a globally influential comic creator from Japan, born 1936-09-03, died 2024-10-28. Birthplace: Mount Kōya. Known as Japanese manga artist (1936–2024). Representative works include The Drifting Classroom, Reptilia. Style characteristics: Classic horror manga intensity, staring eyes, claustrophobic suspense, childhood dread, and theatrical shock compositions. This profile introduces the artist's name, origin, birth date, representative works, and visual style for a global famous comic artist archive.
