Makoto Wada

Directing

Born April 10, 1936 — Died October 7, 2019

From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Wada was born in Osaka on 10 April 1936. He attended Tama Art University, where he won the Japan Advertising Art Award in 1957. As an illustrator, Wada drew many cartoons and caricatures for Shinichi Hoshi and Haruki Murakami. He designed more than 2,000 covers for the magazine Shūkan Bunshun from 1...