Junji Ito

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Junji Ito

Writing 63 July 31, 1963

Sakashita, Gifu, Japan

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 gir…

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Junji Ito Collection

Junji Ito Collection

8.0 2018 TV Show
Uzumaki

Uzumaki

5.9 2000 Movie
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

7.0 2023 TV Show
Uzumaki

Uzumaki

7.0 2024 TV Show
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

5.4 2012 Movie
Tomie: Rebirth

Tomie: Rebirth

7.1 2001 Movie
Tomie

Tomie

5.4 1998 Movie
Tomie: Unlimited

Tomie: Unlimited

4.6 2011 Movie
Bloody Smart

Bloody Smart

7.6 2026 TV Show
Tomie: Replay

Tomie: Replay

5.2 2000 Movie
Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

6.0 2002 Movie
Tomie: Beginning

Tomie: Beginning

5.6 2005 Movie

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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."

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Bloody Smart

    TV show Comic Book

  2. 2026
    Living Corpse

    Movie (voice)

  3. 2026
    Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights

    TV show Comic Book

  4. 2026
    The Fearsome Melody

    Movie Novel

  5. 2025
    Sangre del Toro

    Movie Self

  6. 2024
    Uzumaki

    TV show Typhoon Voice (voice)

  7. 2023
    Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

    Movie Himself

  8. 2023
    Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

    TV show Comic Book

  9. 2019
    The Legendary Horror Manga Author - Hino Hideshi

    Movie Self

  10. 2019
    Horror Manga Theater

    TV show

  11. 2018
    Junji Ito Collection

    TV show Comic Book

  12. 2015
    Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki

    TV show

  13. 2015
    Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

    Movie Comic Book

  14. 2015
    The Earthbound

    Movie Novel

  15. 2012
    Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

    Movie Novel

  16. 2011
    Tomio

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2011
    Tomie: Unlimited

    Movie Novel

  2. 2007
    Tomie vs Tomie

    Movie Novel

  3. 2005
    Tomie: Revenge

    Movie Novel

  4. 2005
    Tomie: Beginning

    Movie Novel

  5. 2004
    The Groaning Drain

    Movie Original Story

  6. 2004
    Marronnier

    Movie Novel

  7. 2002
    Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

    Movie Comic Book

  8. 2001
    Kakashi

    Movie Author

  9. 2001
    Tomie: Rebirth

    Movie Novel

  10. 2001
    Love Ghost

    Movie Comic Book

  11. 2000
    Street of Gravestones

    Movie Comic Book

  12. 2000
    Oshikiri

    Movie Novel

  13. 2000
    The Face Burglar

    Movie Comic Book

  14. 2000
    Long Dream

    Movie Comic Book

  15. 2000
    The Hanging Balloons

    Movie Comic Book

  16. 2000
    Uzumaki

    Movie Novel

  17. 2000
    Tomie: Replay

    Movie Novel

  18. 1999
    Tomie: Another Face

    Movie Novel

  19. 1998
    Tomie

    Movie Photographer (uncredited)

  20. —
    Bloodsucking Darkness

    Movie Comic Book

  21. —
    Junji Ito Crimson

    TV show Original Concept