Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō, 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Jiro Taniguchi
Author details
- Aliases:
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Jirô Taniguchi, 谷口治郎, Taniguchi Jirō, and 11 others
Jiro Taniguchi, ジロー タニグチ, Taniguchi, 谷口 ジロー, ジロー 谷口, Дзиро Танигути, Taniguch Jirō, 谷口ジロー, Jirō Taniguchi, 谷口二郎, 다니구치 지로 - Born:
- Jan. 18, 1947
- Died:
- Jan. 18, 2017
