Kazuhiro Kiuchi

Kazuhiro Kiuchi (きうちかずひろ [木内一裕], Kiuchi Kazuhiro, born September 14, 1960 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, film director and novelist. As a manga writer, he is best known for the series Be-Bop High School, which won the 1988 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen[2] and was adapted as series of live-action movies and as a 7 episode anime OVA series. He was director of one segment of Killers.

Kazuhiro Kiuchi
木内 一裕
Born (1960-09-14) September 14, 1960[1]
Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist, film director and novelist
Years activeManga: 1983-present
Film: 1991-present
Novel: 2004-present
Known forBe-Bop High School
Websitewww.facebook.com/Kiuchi.Kazuhiro.BeBop

Manga series

Films
  • Karurosu (1991)
  • Be-Bop High School (1994)
  • Joker (1996)
  • Tetsu to Namari (1997)
  • Kyōhansha (1999)
  • Pay Off (Killers) (2003)
  • Out and Out (2018)

Novels
  • Wara no Tate (藁の楯), 2004 (Film: Shield of Straw, directed by Takashi Miike, 2013)
    • English translation: Shield of Straw, translated by Asumi Shibata, Vertical, 2016
  • Mizu no Naka no Inu (水の中の犬), 2007
    • English translation: A Dog in Water, translated by Maya Rosewood, Vertical, 2013
  • Auto ando Auto (Out & Out) (アウト&アウト), 2009
  • Kiddo (Kid) (キッド), 2010
  • Deddobōru (Dead Ball) (デッドボール), 2011
  • Kamisama no Okurimono (神様の贈り物), 2012
  • Kenka-Zaru (喧嘩猿), 2013

References
  1. 木内一裕/きうちかずひろ [Kazuhiro Kiuchi]. Facebook (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.


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