Makoto Wada

Makoto Wada

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.

  • Title: Makoto Wada
  • Popularity: 0.697
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1936-04-10
  • Place of Birth: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Makoto Wada Movies

  • 1964
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    Murder!

    Murder!

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1994
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    Uneasy Encounters

    Uneasy Encounters

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mahjong Horoki

    Mahjong Horoki

    6.5 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mahjong Horoki

    Mahjong Horoki

    6.5 1984 HD

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  • 1999
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    Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

    6.8 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

    6.8 1999 HD

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  • 1994
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    Uneasy Encounters

    Uneasy Encounters

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1960
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    Three Tales

    Three Tales

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1988
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    Kaito Ruby

    Kaito Ruby

    7.3 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Kaito Ruby

    Kaito Ruby

    7.3 1988 HD

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  • 1970
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    Love Fantasia

    Love Fantasia

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1960
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    Youth in Fury

    Youth in Fury

    6.7 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Nobody Knows

    Nobody Knows

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    Take Care, Red Riding Hood

    Take Care, Red Riding Hood

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1997
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    Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

    Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

    Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    5.7 1979 HD

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