About Kazuyoshi Torii
Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 75). Kazuyoshi Torii was a Japanese mangaka, professor, comics artist and manga artist.
Kazuyoshi Torii (, 12 November 1946 – 9 February 2022) was a Japanese manga artist and university professor.
Life and career Born in Kamata, a defunct village today part of Okazaki, Torii started his career as an assistant of Fujio Akatsuka. He made his official debut as a mangaka in 1968 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday with the manga Kuchinashi Inu ("Dog With No Mouth"). The manga debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump and sold over 10 million copies.
Besides his activity as an artist, Torii was a manga professor at the Aichi Shukutoku University. He died of pancreatic cancer in Nagoya on 9 February 2022, at the age of 75.
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Who was Kazuyoshi Torii?
Japanese mangaka (1946-2022)
When was Kazuyoshi Torii born?
Kazuyoshi Torii was born on 12 November 1946 in Katano.
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Kazuyoshi Torii died on 9 February 2022 in Nagoya.
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Kazuyoshi Torii was a mangaka, professor, comics artist and manga artist.
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Kazuyoshi Torii was Japanese.
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