Ryūichi Yokoyama
Ryūichi Yokoyama (Yokoyama Ryūichi (
Life[edit]
Yokoyama was born in Kōchi; his parents were silk wholesalers. After finishing high school, he moved to Tokyo and worked as an sculptor apprentice.[1] He starter to submit comics to magazines, and soon his works got serialized. His series Edokko Ken-chan (
His other comics include Densuke (デンスケ), which appeared in the Mainichi Shimbun from 1949 to 1955, and Peko-chan (ペ
Enthusiastic about Disney's work in the US, Yokoyama wanted to set up his own production studio after the war. For this he invested from his private fortune, which was not inconsiderable from his success as a mangaka. In 1955, Yokoyama directed the short film Onbu Obake (おんぶおばけ, Piggyback Ghost),[6] which was performed only once in front of a special audience. The following year, Yokoyama founded his own studio, Otogi Pro. In 1957, this released the short film Fukusuke, which was based on one of Yokoyama's books. However, Yokoyama's management and directing work is described by contemporaries and employees as chaotic and the production work as craft-oriented. With veteran animator Maeda Hajime, work became more organized, with Yokoyama's role in the productions gradually fading into the background, even though he was officially credited as director.
From 1961, Otogi Pro created the first anime television series, Otogi Manga Calendar (also referred as Instant History). The 100-episode television series Dōbutsu-mura Monogatari (
Yokoyama died in 2001, in Kamakura at the age of 92.[4][7]
Works[edit]
Manga[edit]
- 1936: Edokko Ken-chan
- 1936–1971: Fuku-chan
- 1939: Chisana Sencho-san
- 1948–1949: Peko-chan
- 1949–1955: Densuke
- 1966: Yuki
- 1968–1970: Hyaku Baku
- 1972: Waga Yūgiteki Jinsei
- 1979: Hyaku-baka
Film[edit]
- 1950: Peko-chan to Densuke
- 1955: Onbu-obake
- 1957: Fukusuke
- 1959: Hyotan suzume
- 1962: Otogi Manga Calendar (TV series)
- 1962: Otogi no Sekai Ryōko
- 1970: Dōbutsu-mura Monogatari (TV series)
Further reading[edit]
- S. Noma (Org.): Yokoyama Ryūichi. In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X, P. 1752.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Genius of Play: The World of Ryuichi Yokoyama". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Anime : a history : Clements, Jonathan, 1971- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Schodt, Frederik L. (1986). Manga! Manga! : the world of Japanese comics. Internet Archive. Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha International/USA through Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-87011-752-7.
- ^ a b "Influential Manga Artist Dies". Anime News Network. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Jonathan Clements: Anime – A History. Palgrave Macmillan 2013. S. 65f. ISBN 978-1-84457-390-5.
- ^ Clements, Jonathan (2001). The anime encyclopedia : a guide to Japanese animation since 1917. Internet Archive. Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-880656-64-8.
- ^ "Cartoonist Yokoyama dies at age 92". The Japan Times. 2001-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-07.