Ichirō Tominaga
Ichirō Tominaga (富永一郎, Tominaga Ichirō; April 25, 1925 - May 5, 2021) was a Japanese manga artist. He was a recipient of the Japan Cartoonists Association Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and he was Honorary Director of the Kibi Kawakami Fureai Manga Museum in Okayama Prefecture.
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Ichirō Tominaga
- Name
- Ichirō Tominaga
- Born
- 25 April 1925
- Birthplace
- Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 5 May 2021
- Place of death
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga artist
- Awards
- * Japan Cartoonists Association Award (1986)
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · Order of the Rising Sun
- Languages
- Japanese
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• Name — Ichirō Tominaga • Born — 25 April 1925 • Birthplace — Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan • Died — 5 May 2021 • Place of death — Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Manga artist • Years Active — 1951–2021 • Notable Works — * Chinkoro Ane-chan • Sekkachi Neeya • Awards — * Japan Cartoonists Association Award (1986) • Medal with Purple Ribbon (1992)
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Tominaga was born in Kyoto, Japan. He worked as an elementary school teacher until 1951, when, at age 26, he moved to Tokyo to work as a manga artist. He was a frequent guest on the television program Owarai Manga Dojo.
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