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Jiro Taniguchi

Japanese manga artist (1947-2017)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum15.0
  • Wikipedia11.8K
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Lived 1947–2017, aged 70Japan
JapanJapanWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    22 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1947–2017
    Aged 70
  • Known for
    A Distant Neighborhood
    2010
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Updated 2026-06-12

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.

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57.1
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Momentum15.0
Historical20.3
Now attention20.1
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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