Biography
Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō, 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
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Movies 10
Writer 8
self 2
Himself (archive)
Mangas, une révolution française (2023)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-07-14
Deathday2017-02-11 (69 years old)
Birth Name谷口治郎
Birth PlaceTottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, Shogakukan Manga Award, Best foreign work published in Spain
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