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Sampei Shirato(1932-2021)

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  • Writer
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Sampei Shirato was born on 15 February 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki (1971), Fujimaru of the Wind (1964) and Kamui Gaiden (2009). He died on 8 October 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 15, 1932
DiedOctober 8, 2021(89)
BornFebruary 15, 1932
DiedOctober 8, 2021(89)
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Known for

Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki
  • Writer
  • 1971
Fujimaru of the Wind (1964)
Fujimaru of the Wind
8.3
TV Series
  • Art Department
Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Kamui Gaiden (2009)
Kamui Gaiden
5.6
  • Writer
  • 2009
Kenbô Kaminarimon in Sasuke (1968)
Sasuke
6.4
TV Series
  • Art Department
  • 1968

Credits

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Art Department

  • The Legend of Ninja Kamui (1969)
    The Legend of Ninja Kamui
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original creator
    • 1969
  • Kenbô Kaminarimon in Sasuke (1968)
    Sasuke
    6.4
    TV Series
    • original creator
    • 1968–1969
  • Ninja bugei-chô (1967)
    Ninja bugei-chô
    5.8
    • original creator
    • 1967
  • Fujimaru of the Wind (1964)
    Fujimaru of the Wind
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original creator
    • 1964–1965

Writer

  • Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Kamui Gaiden (2009)
    Kamui Gaiden
    5.6
    • comic
    • 2009
  • Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki
    • manga
    • 1971
  • The Legend of Ninja Kamui (1969)
    The Legend of Ninja Kamui
    7.3
    TV Series
    • manga
    • 1969
  • Kenbô Kaminarimon in Sasuke (1968)
    Sasuke
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creator: original creator
    • original creator (creator: original creator)
    • 1968–1969
  • Ninja bugei-chô (1967)
    Ninja bugei-chô
    5.8
    • comic (as Sanpei Shirato)
    • 1967
  • Yoshinobu Kaneko in Watari, Ninja Boy (1966)
    Watari, Ninja Boy
    6.5
    • original manga
    • 1966
  • Shônen ninja: Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya ningyô
    • original work
    • 1964
  • Fujimaru of the Wind (1964)
    Fujimaru of the Wind
    8.3
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1964–1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sanpei Shirato
  • Born
    • February 15, 1932
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 8, 2021
    • Tokyo, Japan(interstitial pneumonia)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The son of Japanese proletarian painter Toki Okamoto, and was one of the few people to be photographed with the tortured corpse of proletarian leader Kobayashi Takiji.
  • Trademarks
      His works involve realistic art and dramatic imagery, one of the early manga writers to use a realistic style.
  • Nicknames
    • Ichiji no San-chan
    • Ichini no Sanchan
    • Noboru
    • Akame Pro
    • Kurokawa Shin
    • Shirato Sanpei
    • OKAMOTO Noboru

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