Gwashi! Umezu Kazuo Desu Trailer Released

The official website for director Koji Ito’s documentary film about famed manga artist Kazuo Umezu, Gwashi! Umezu Kazuo Desu, now features a streaming trailer. Ito documented the life and work of 73-year-old Umezu for three years to compile the footage for the documentary. The film will open theatrically on November 23rd.

Also seen in the trailer are book designer Shin Sobue, manga creator and editor Kentaro Takekuma (Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga), and Monthly Ikki magazine editor-in-chief Hideki Egami.

Source: Nippon Cinema