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Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada

Nacimiento : 1936-04-10, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Muerte : 2019-10-07

Historia

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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Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada

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Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

Writer

Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.

Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

Director

Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two hours, Koji and Linda are running from both the hitmen and the police. Mistakenly identified as prime suspects, they have to solve the crime but time is running out: Koji has to be back to perform in his club by midnight, as a very special guest will be attending.

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

Writer

Anthology consisting of three films.

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

Director

Anthology consisting of three films.

Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

Screenplay

A five-part comedy and horror anthology

Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

Director

A five-part comedy and horror anthology

Writer

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.

Director

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.

Writer

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Director

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Take Care, Red Riding Hood

Take Care, Red Riding Hood

Title Designer

A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

Art Direction

A musical comedy.

Director

Short animated mystery.

Title Designer

En 1960, el impacto político que la revisión del Tratado de Seguridad entre Estados Unidos y Japón causa en la sociedad japonesa hace que Shimojo, un joven despreocupado que vive temerariamente, abandone el movimiento estudiantil y a sus compañeros, y empiece a interesarse en organizaciones terroristas.

Director

The three tales were "The Third Blood" (第三の皿), "Oppel and the Elephant" (オッペルと象), and "Sleepy Town" (眠い町).