Question: A 2001 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu is based on a manga by an artist who is known for Uaumaki, and was born in what year?
Sentence (from "Junji Ito"): 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."
Relevant evidence: Yes