Makoto Wada

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-04-10

Deathday 2019-10-07 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Makoto Wada

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 1972 to 2017 and provided illustrations for the book review section of the Mainichi Shimbun from 1992 to 2018. Being a passionate film fan, he started his career as a film director in 1984. He won the award for best director at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards for Kaitō Ruby. Since 1972, Wada was married to Remi Hirano, the granddaughter of Henry Pike Bowie. They had two sons: Sho and Ritsu. Their eldest son Sho is the guitarist and vocalist of Triceratops and is married to actress Juri Ueno. Wada died on 7 October 2019 at the hospital in Tokyo. He was 83 years old. The cause of death was pneumonia.

Known For

Director

1999
1994
Uneasy Encounters

as Director

1988
Kaito Ruby

as Director

1984
Mahjong Horoki

as Director

1964
Murder!

as Director

1961
Nobody Knows

as Director

1960
Three Tales

as Director

Writer

1999
1994
Uneasy Encounters

as Screenplay

1988
Kaito Ruby

as Writer

1984
Mahjong Horoki

as Writer

Art

1970
Love Fantasia

as Art Direction

1970
Take Care, Red Riding Hood

as Title Designer

1960
Youth in Fury

as Title Designer