Junji Ito
Writing
Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二 Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench."
Known for
Writing32
tvBloody Smart
2026
Comic Book
tvStrange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights
2026
Comic Book, Writer
tvUzumaki
2024
Graphic Novel
tvJunji Ito Collection
2018
Comic Book, Original Concept
movieTales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015
Comic Book
movieTomio
2011
Writer, Novel
movieThe Groaning Drain
2004
Original Story
movieMarronnier
2004
Novel
movieTomie: Forbidden Fruit
2002
Comic Book
movieKakashi
2001
Author
movieLove Ghost
2001
Comic Book
movieStreet of Gravestones
2000
Comic Book
movieOshikiri
2000
Novel
movieThe Face Burglar
2000
Comic Book
movieLong Dream
2000
Comic Book
movieThe Hanging Balloons
2000
Comic Book
movieUzumaki
2000
Novel
movieTomie
1998
Novel
Tomie
Writer
tvJunji Ito Crimson
Original Concept
Acting8
movieLiving Corpse
2026
(voice)
tvUzumaki
2024
Typhoon Voice (voice)
movieTomie
1998
Photographer (uncredited)
Directing1
movieTomio
2011
Director