Makoto Wada

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Makoto Wada (和田誠,Wada Makoto) (10 April 1936 – 7 October 2019) was aJapanese illustrator, essayist, and film director.

Makoto Wada 和田誠
Makoto Wada in 1966.
Born	(1936-04-10)10 April 1936 Osaka, Japan
Died	7 October 2019(2019-10-07) (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Graphic designer illustrator essayist film director
Spouse	Remi Hirano (m. 1972)

Biography

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Wada was born inOsaka on 10 April 1936. He attendedTama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957.^[1] As an illustrator, Wada drew many cartoons and caricatures forShinichi Hoshi andHaruki Murakami. He designed more than 2,000 covers for the magazineShūkan Bunshun from 1972 to 2017 and provided illustrations for the book review section of theMainichi Shimbun from 1992 to 2018.^[1]

Being a passionate film fan, he started his career as a film director in 1984. He won the award for best director at the 31stBlue Ribbon Awards forKaitō Ruby.^[2]

Since 1972, Wada was married to Remi Hirano, the granddaughter ofHenry Pike Bowie. They had two sons: Sho and Ritsu. Their eldest son Sho is the guitarist and vocalist ofTriceratops and is married to actressJuri Ueno.^[1]

Wada died on 7 October 2019 at the hospital inTokyo. He was 83 years old. The cause of death waspneumonia.^[1]