Mizuki, Shigeru

Born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan, Shigeru Mizuki is a specialist in stories of "yokai" and is considered a master of the genre. He is a member of the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology, and has traveled to more than sixty countries around the world to engage in fieldwork on the "yokai" and spirits of different cultures. He has been published in Japan, South Korea, France, Spain, Taiwan, and Italy. His award-winning works include "Kitaro", "Nonnonba", and "Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths". Mizuki's four-part autobiography and historical portrait "Showa: A History of Japa...