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Nobuyuki Fukumoto

Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn December 10, 1958 (67 years)
Nobuyuki Fukumoto is a Japanese manga artist well known for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analyses of characters, and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English-speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji. An onomatopoeia "zawa", meaning an uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark.

Known For

  • Animal World
  • Kaiji
  • Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
  • Akagi
  • Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
  • Kaiji: Final Game
  • Mr. Tonegawa Middle Management Blues
  • Zero: The Bravest Money Game

Filmography

2009
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler · as Black Suit A
2000
FLCL (TV Series) · as Boy A

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