Biography
Nobuyuki Fukumoto (福本 伸行, Fukumoto Nobuyuki, born December 10, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for his work including unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analyses of characters, and his distinct art style. Gambling and yakuza are recurring themes in his manga. In English-speaking countries, he is best known as the author of Kaiji, a gambling-related manga, and Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji. An onomatopoeia, "zawa" (ざわ…), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, frequently appears in his comics and is considered his trademark.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 14
Writer 9
TV Shows 8
Creator 1
Comic Book
Confession (2024)
Movie
Original Story
Ten: Tenhodori no Kaidanji (2018)
TV
Creator / Original Series Creator / Original Series Design
ZERO -The Bravest Money Game- (2018)
TV
Writer
Animal World (2018)
Movie
Comic Book
Silver and Gold (2017)
TV
Comic Book
Akagi (2015)
TV
Comic Book
Kaiji (2007)
TV
6
Comic Book
Akagi (2005)
TV
Original Concept
Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold (1993)
Movie
Information
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GenderMale
Birthday1958-12-10 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceYokosuka, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
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