About Garon Tsuchiya
Lived 1947 – 2018 (aged 70–71). Garon Tsuchiya was a Japanese writer, screenwriter, mangaka, comics writer and manga.
, also known as and Marginal (in Astral Project ), was a Japanese manga writer.
In 1986 he completed his first major works in collaboration with Akyo Makata in Ahomansu and Meisouou Boodaa. Afterwards, Tsuchiya collaborated with draftsman Kaiji Kawaguchi (Zipang, Spirit of The Sun) for the title, Tokishozo Disturbs and Losses. In 1992-1993 he collaborated with Jiro Taniguchi for the manga , and .
He also collaborated with Takashi Imashiro for the manga Takopon. He has collaborated with manga artist Nobuaki Minegishi for the manga Old Boy, upon which Park Chan-wook's 2003 film Oldboy is based.
Tsuchiya died on January 7, 2018.
Works Old Boy (1996–1998) Astral Project (2005–2007) Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha (2008–2018; his death) (as Yuuhou Hijikata)
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Japanese manga writer (1947–2018)
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Garon Tsuchiya was born in 1947 in Tokyo.
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Garon Tsuchiya died on 7 January 2018.
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Garon Tsuchiya was a writer, screenwriter, mangaka, comics writer and manga.
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