Jiro Taniguchi

Jiro Taniguchi
Taniguchi at Lucca Comics and Games in 2011
Born(1947-08-14)14 August 1947
Tottori, Tottori, Japan
Died11 February 2017(2017-02-11) (aged 69)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationManga artist
NationalityJapanese
Notable works
Notable awardsTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (1998)
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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.