Takashi Fukutani

Takashi Fukutani (; February 4, 1952 – September 9, 2000 ) was a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Dokudami Tenement.

Early life and career Fukutani was born in the Saidaiji area of Okayama and was raised by his father, a strict military veteran, after his parents divorced. Upon turning 18, he went in search of his birth mother, and eventually settled in Tokyo. The popular series ran for 14 years, and was adapted as a live action movie in 1988, three volumes of original video animation in 1989 and two direct-to-video movies in 1995. The third volume in the same series was nominated for the ACBD's Prix Asie de la Critique in 2013. In English, the first translated volume of Dokudami Tenement was nominated for the 2017 Broken Frontier Award for "Best Collection of Classic Material".

Paul Gravett includes Fukutani in his list of the 1001 most important creators in worldwide comics history. He also included Dokudami Tenement (translated as The Tokyo Drifter) in 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die, his list of "the best or most significant works in the medium".

Partial bibliography Dokudami Tenement (1979-1993, Weekly Manga Times) New Dokudami Tenement (1994, Weekly Manga Times) Don't Look Back, (1981, Weekly Young Magazine) Duck Tail Yuu 「Duck Tail遊」, (1982, Weekly Young Magazine) RETAKE 「リ・テ・イ・ク」, (1992, ACTION PIZAZZ)

Exhibitions of work Asagaya Manga Chronicle: Takashi Fukutani, Gallery Hakusen, Tokyo, July 30 - August 8, 2014 Dokudami Tenement, Orbital Comics Gallery, London, 1–14 August 2017 Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics, (group show) Barbican BIE, Worldwide, Ongoing

Related works Legend - The Definitive Dokudami Tenement (Seirinkogeisha, 1 volume)