Makoto Wada
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Apr 10, 1936 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Active 1960–2019 · Awards: Kikuchi Kan Prize, Kodansha Essay Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957. As an illustrator, Wada drew many cartoons and caricatures for Shinichi Hoshi and Haruki Murakami.
Filmography
Round About Midnight (1999) — Director · WriterShizuka na ayashii gogo ni (1997) — Director · WriterUneasy Encounters (1994) — Screenplay · DirectorKaito Ruby (1988) — Director · ScreenplayA Boy Named Hiroshima (1987) — Art DirectionMahjong Horoki (1984) — Director · ScreenplayThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) — Title DesignerTake Care, Red Riding Hood (1970) — Title DesignerLove Fantasia (1970) — Art DirectionMurder! (1964) — DirectorYouth in Fury (1960) — Title DesignerThree Tales (1960) — Director