About Ichirō Tominaga
Lived 1925 – 2021 (aged 96). Ichirō Tominaga was a Japanese mangaka and comics artist.
Ichirō Tominaga (富永一郎, Tominaga Ichirō; born April 25, 1925 - May 5, 2021) was a Japanese manga artist. He was a recipient of the Japan Cartoonists Association Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and he was Honorary Director of the Kibi Kawakami Fureai Manga Museum in Okayama Prefecture.
Career Tominaga was born in Kyoto, Japan. He worked as an elementary school teacher until 1951, when, at age 26, he moved to Tokyo to work as a manga artist. He was a frequent guest on the television program Owarai Manga Dojo.
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Who was Ichirō Tominaga?
Japanese mangaka (1925-2021)
When was Ichirō Tominaga born?
Ichirō Tominaga was born on 25 April 1925 in Kyoto.
When did Ichirō Tominaga die?
Ichirō Tominaga died on 5 May 2021 in Setagaya.
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Ichirō Tominaga was a mangaka and comics artist.
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Ichirō Tominaga was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ichirō Tominaga. https://biography.guide/ichiro-tominaga/
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