Junji Ito

Writing

Born July 31, 1963 · Sakashita, Gifu, Japan

Also known as Itō Junji · Junji Itou · Junji Itō

Biography

Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤潤二 Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench."