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Junji Ito

1963 - Today

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Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二, Hepburn: Itō Junji; born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town cursed by spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection, a collection of his many short stories, and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following, and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist. His manga has been adapted to both film and anime television series, including the Tomie film series and both the Junji Ito Collection and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre anime anthology series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Junji Ito is the 1,765th most popular writer (down from 1,550th in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from Japan (down from 428th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Junji Ito ranks 1,765 out of 7,302. Before him are Antonio Skármeta, Nora Ephron, Minna Canth, Silvina Ocampo, Baba Tahir, and Shūsaku Endō. After him are Dominique Venner, Marie Under, R. L. Stine, Aphra Behn, François Coppée, and Menander Protector.

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Among people born in 1963, Junji Ito ranks 78. Before him are Míchel, May-Britt Moser, Empress Masako, Roberto Donadoni, Steven Soderbergh, and Manuel Marrero Cruz. After him are Satoshi Kon, Mike Pompeo, Eric McCormack, Seal, John Powell, and Khaltmaagiin Battulga.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Junji Ito ranks 585 out of 6,245. Before him are Rei Kawakubo (1942), Masayoshi Ōhira (1910), Tsutomu Hata (1935), Emperor Murakami (926), Shūsaku Endō (1923), and Hideaki Anno (1960). After him are Satoshi Kon (1963), Miho Kaneda (1950), Saichō (767), Yasuji Okamura (1884), Shinran (1173), and Katsu Kaishū (1823).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Junji Ito ranks 34. Before him are Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), Ueda Akinari (1734), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Ryū Murakami (1952), Yosano Akiko (1878), and Shūsaku Endō (1923). After him are Katsu Kaishū (1823), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), and Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931).

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