
Writing
Junji Ito
Born
1963-07-31 (63)
Place of birth
Sakashita, Gifu, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
10 titles
Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二 Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. 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 obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench."
Known for
7.0Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.
Uzumaki
2024
6.3Director Guillermo del Toro journeys through a labyrinth of childhood memories, cultural myths and monsters to reveal the origins of his visionary films.
Sangre del Toro
2025
8.2Urasawa Naoki no Manben (Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions) is a TV Documentary airing on NHK Educational TV. It follows acclaimed mangaka Naoki Urasawa (creator of 20th Century Boys and Monster) as he sets out to break new ground for manga even further than he already has. In an attempt to educate viewers about manga and preserve the intricate craftsmanship and process of Japanese artists on video for future generations, he invites a manga artist to have their workplace filmed for a couple of days, so as to display them in the process of crafting chapters for their current serializations. After the footage has been shot, Urasawa meets with the artist and they discuss the footage, talking about the artist's workplace and workflow, the difficulties involved in the mangaka lifestyle, their reasons for drawing manga in the first place, and their perspective on the current industry and their own work.
Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
2015
5.4Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from. Meanwhile, a police detective is investigating a string of brutal murders, where he also runs across the name "Tomie." How are the two connected?
Tomie
1998
5.0Yosuke Shinkai is haunted by a past he cannot recall - and a body that is rapidly decomposing. He is a living corpse, unclear who he is or why he has been brought back to life only to suffer again a slow gruesome death. Based on the 1986 horror manga by Hideshi Hino.
Living Corpse
2026
NRAn exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
6.3Director Guillermo del Toro journeys through a labyrinth of childhood memories, cultural myths and monsters to reveal the origins of his visionary films.
Sangre del Toro
2025
5.0Yosuke Shinkai is haunted by a past he cannot recall - and a body that is rapidly decomposing. He is a living corpse, unclear who he is or why he has been brought back to life only to suffer again a slow gruesome death. Based on the 1986 horror manga by Hideshi Hino.
Living Corpse
2026
NRAn exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023
2010s · 1 titles
Series credits
7.0Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.
Uzumaki
2024
8.2Urasawa Naoki no Manben (Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions) is a TV Documentary airing on NHK Educational TV. It follows acclaimed mangaka Naoki Urasawa (creator of 20th Century Boys and Monster) as he sets out to break new ground for manga even further than he already has. In an attempt to educate viewers about manga and preserve the intricate craftsmanship and process of Japanese artists on video for future generations, he invites a manga artist to have their workplace filmed for a couple of days, so as to display them in the process of crafting chapters for their current serializations. After the footage has been shot, Urasawa meets with the artist and they discuss the footage, talking about the artist's workplace and workflow, the difficulties involved in the mangaka lifestyle, their reasons for drawing manga in the first place, and their perspective on the current industry and their own work.
Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
2015
Artists who have supported the horror manga genre will discuss their works, revealing behind-the-scenes stories that even the most ardent fans may not know.
Horror Manga Theater
2019
Behind the camera
5.1A young couple, Tomio and Madoka, decide to get married. Madoka convinces Tomio to visit a fortune teller to have their future foretold. He's immediately attracted to the seductive psychic and returns to her late one night. When he comes to his senses he rejects her out of guilt and tries to leave, but she puts a curse on him out of frustration. Now, Tomio roams the streets trying to, literally, keep his head on straight!
Tomio
2011
5.1A young couple, Tomio and Madoka, decide to get married. Madoka convinces Tomio to visit a fortune teller to have their future foretold. He's immediately attracted to the seductive psychic and returns to her late one night. When he comes to his senses he rejects her out of guilt and tries to leave, but she puts a curse on him out of frustration. Now, Tomio roams the streets trying to, literally, keep his head on straight!
Tomio
2011

