Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada studied at Tama Art University. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Light Publicity. Works named in the authority record are Mahjong hōrōki and Kaitō Ruby. Distinctions recorded are Kikuchi Kan Prize, Kodansha Essay Award and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director.

• Name — Makoto Wada 和田誠 • Born — 10 April 1936 • Birthplace — Osaka, Japan • Died — 7 October 2019 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — * Graphic designer • illustrator • essayist • film director

Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957. As an illustrator, Wada drew many cartoons and caricatures for Shinichi Hoshi and Haruki Murakami. He designed more than 2,000 covers for the magazine Shūkan Bunshun from 1972 to 2017 and provided illustrations for the book review section of the Mainichi Shimbun from 1992 to 2018. Being a passionate film fan, he started his career as a film director in 1984. He won the award for best director at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards for Kaitō Ruby. Since 1972, Wada was married to Remi Hirano, the granddaughter of Henry Pike Bowie. They had two sons: Sho and Ritsu. Their eldest son Sho is the guitarist and vocalist of Triceratops and is married to actress Juri Ueno. Wada died on 7 October 2019 at the hospital in Tokyo. He was 83 years old. The cause of death was pneumonia.

• Murder (1963, animated short film) • Mahjong hōrōki (1984) • Kaitō Ruby (1988) • Kowagaru Hitobito (1994) • Shizukana Ayashii Gogo no (1997, anthology film) • Mayonaka made (1999) • Shōmei kumagai gakkō (2004, documentary)

The authorities additionally record the heading Wada Makoto. His recorded language was Japanese. He was the child of Sei Wada. He married Remi Hirano. One child is recorded: Sho Wada.

Makoto Wada is recorded as having received Kikuchi Kan Prize, Kodansha Essay Award and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director.