Junji Ito
Comic Book Author
Writer and manga artist known primarily for his artwork contributions in the Japanese comic books Tomie, Gyo and Uzumaki. His comic book Tomie and some of his other works have been adapted for film and television.
He began writing and drawing comics as a hobby while working as a dental technician in the 1980s. In 1987, he created a short story named Gekkan Halloween, which was later renamed to Tomie.
He is credited for being a collaborator for the video game Silent Hills.
In 2006, he married fellow comic artist Ayako Ishiguro. Together, hey have two children.
In 2019, he received an Eisner Award for his manga adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.