Sanpei Shirato
A Japanese manga artist and essayist known for his social criticism as well as his realistic drawing style and the characters in his scenarios. He is considered a pioneer of gekiga. The son of the Japanese proletarian painter Toki Okamoto, his dream to become an artist equal with his father started when he became a Kamishibai artist. He is also known for his work published in the early issues of the manga anthology magazine Garo in 1964, which he began publishing so as to serialize his comic Kamui.
Known for
WritingBirthday
February 15, 1932Deathday
October 8, 2021Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
6Place of birth
Tokyo, JapanAlso known as
Sampei Shirato, 冈本登, 白土三平