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Makoto Wada (1936-2019)

Birthplace:
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Born:
April 10, 1936

Died:
October 7, 2019

Biography from TheMovieDB

Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957. 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. 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.  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.  Wada died on 7 October 2019 at the hospital in Tokyo. He was 83 years old. The cause of death was pneumonia.

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Film Production

Art Direction:
1970  Love Fantasia

Director:
1960  Three Tales
1961  Nobody Knows
1964  Murder!
1970  Love Fantasia
1984  Mahjong Horoki
1988  Kaito Ruby
1994  Uneasy Encounters
1997  Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni
1999  Round About Midnight

Screenplay:
1960  Three Tales
1961  Nobody Knows
1964  Murder!
1970  Love Fantasia
1984  Mahjong Horoki
1988  Kaito Ruby
1994  Uneasy Encounters
1997  Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni
1999  Round About Midnight

Title Designer:
1960  Three Tales
1960  Youth in Fury
1961  Nobody Knows
1964  Murder!
1970  Love Fantasia
1970  Take Care, Red Riding Hood
1979  The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1984  Mahjong Horoki
1988  Kaito Ruby
1994  Uneasy Encounters
1997  Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni
1999  Round About Midnight

Writer:
1960  Three Tales
1960  Youth in Fury
1961  Nobody Knows
1964  Murder!
1970  Love Fantasia
1970  Take Care, Red Riding Hood
1979  The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1984  Mahjong Horoki
1988  Kaito Ruby
1994  Uneasy Encounters
1997  Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni
1999  Round About Midnight

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