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Artist · Japan

Born 1968

In their own script

“山本英夫”

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Born1968
Born inTokorozawa
First credit1989
CountryJapan
Workmangaka
Alsoscreenwriter

Hideo Yamamoto.

mangaka · screenwriter

Japan, Born 1968

In short

Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, Yamamoto Hideo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Ichi the Killer, which was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2001, and Homunculus. Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual deviations, and the human mind.

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Born
1968, Tokorozawa
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1989 to 2003
Work
mangaka, screenwriter, illustrator
Career

Hideo Yamamoto, in numbers

Years active
Okama Report, 1989Voyeur, 1992Ichi the Killer, 1998Homunculus, 20034works
Works by year, 1989 to 2003. Known for
2works1980s1990s2000s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1990s.

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Known for

The essential Hideo Yamamoto