Writing · Novel · Writer · Comic Book
Born Jul 14, 1947 · Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Active 1999–2017 · Awards: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Best foreign work published in Spain, Shogakukan Manga Award, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Jiro Taniguchi 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.