Jiro Taniguchi
Japanese manga artist
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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. Wikipedia
Born: August 14, 1947, Tottori, Tottori, Japan
Died: February 11, 2017 (age 69 years), Tokyo, Japan
Notable works: Bocchan No Jidai; Icaro; Haruka na Machi e; Chichi no Koyomi
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