Tag: Tatsumi
[SFF: Preview] Tatsumi
Yoshihiro Tatsumi is the godfather of ‘gekiga’, the adult-oriented strain of alternative manga that salvaged the form from the ghetto of perceived depravity – while still establishing discreteness from children’s comics – in late-1950s Japan. In this splendid animated documentary/showcase, the artist’s biography – mined from his Eisner Award-winning autobiographical manga A Drifting Life – is interweaved with five of his signature stories to create a multifaceted portrait of Tatsumi, the man and the artist.
Posted: June 5th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 464 (May 28), Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Gerard Elson, Tatsumi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi