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Kazuo Umezu(1936-2024)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Kazuo Umezu was born on 3 September 1936 in Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968), Mother (2014) and Drifting School (1995). He died on 28 October 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornSeptember 3, 1936
DiedOctober 28, 2024(88)
BornSeptember 3, 1936
DiedOctober 28, 2024(88)
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Known for

The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1968
Mother (2014)
Mother
3.9
  • Writer
  • 2014
Drake Bell, Billy Drago, and Ron Melendez in Drifting School (1995)
Drifting School
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1995
Orochi (2008)
Orochi
6.2
  • Writer
  • 2008

Credits

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Writer

  • Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari Spring 2015 (2015)
    Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari Spring 2015
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • manga
    • 2015
  • Mother (2014)
    Mother
    3.9
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Orochi (2008)
    Orochi
    6.2
    • comic
    • 2008
  • Tamami: The Baby's Curse (2008)
    Tamami: The Baby's Curse
    5.1
    • manga series "Akanbô shôjo"
    • 2008
  • Kami no hidarite akuma no migite (2006)
    Kami no hidarite akuma no migite
    5.2
    • comic
    • 2006
  • Nekome kozô (2006)
    Nekome kozô
    5.2
    • characters and story
    • 2006
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make (2005)
    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Death Make
    4.2
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Umezu Kazuo: Kyôfu gekijô - Purezento (2005)
    Umezu Kazuo: Kyôfu gekijô - Purezento
    5.0
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Harlequin Girl (2005)
    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Harlequin Girl
    4.7
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish (2005)
    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish
    5.5
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs (2005)
    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
    5.4
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Ambrosia (2005)
    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Ambrosia
    4.9
    • comic
    • 2005
  • Rongu rabu retâ: Hyôryû kyôshitsu (2002)
    Rongu rabu retâ: Hyôryû kyôshitsu
    6.8
    TV Series
    • comic
    • 2002
  • Umezma (1996)
    Umezma
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Senrei (1996)
    Senrei
    5.4
    • manga
    • 1996

Actor

  • Kichijôji dake ga sumitai Machi desu ka? (2016)
    Kichijôji dake ga sumitai Machi desu ka?
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Tokyo Sentimental (2016)
    Tokyo Sentimental
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari Spring 2015 (2015)
    Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari Spring 2015
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Kami no hidarite akuma no migite (2006)
    Kami no hidarite akuma no migite
    5.2
    • Store Customer
    • 2006
  • Tokyo Zombie (2005)
    Tokyo Zombie
    5.9
    • Akiyama
    • Prince
    • 2005
  • Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005)
    Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san
    6.4
    • The old man drinking tea
    • 2005
  • Senrei (1996)
    Senrei
    5.4
    • A man at asylum
    • 1996
  • Umezu Kazuo terror
    • 1993
  • Youkai tengoku: Ghost Hero (1990)
    Youkai tengoku: Ghost Hero
    5.8
    • 1990
  • The Drifting Classroom (1987)
    The Drifting Classroom
    5.5
    • Policeman C (special guest)
    • 1987
  • Makoto-chan (1980)
    Makoto-chan
    7.6
    • 1980
  • Pepper Hachiju (1979)
    Pepper Hachiju
    • Owner of ramen shop
    • 1979
  • Kidan Nankai kawaridama
    • 1978
  • The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)
    The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
    6.6
    • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Mitsunobu Kaneko in Akuma-Kun (1966)
    Akuma-Kun
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1966–1997

Director

  • Mother (2014)
    Mother
    3.9
    • Director
    • 2014

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kazuo Kozu
  • Born
    • September 3, 1936
    • Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan
  • Died
    • October 28, 2024
    • Tokyo, Japan(stomach cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

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