Fujio Akatsuka, the Man Who Jumped Out of Manga

**Fujio Akatsuka, the Man Who Jumped Out of Manga** (マンガをはみ出した男\_赤塚不二夫) was a documentary film released in April 2016, as commemoration of Fujio Akatsuka by his company Fujio Pro.

## Overview

The movie covers the life and times of Fujio Akatsuka up to his death in 2008, using past and present interviews from his colleagues and family members. It also contains many rare photographs, private home movies, and excerpts of his television show appearances to help illustrate his colorful career.

## Those Interviewed in the Documentary

* Fujio Akatsuka himself *<archive footage>*
* Ainu Song and Dance Company Moshiri (アイヌ詞曲舞踊団モシリ)
* Kozue Aoki (青木こずえ)
* Rieko Akatsuka (赤塚りえ子), daughter and current head of Fujio Pro
* Masao Adachi (足立正生), screewnriter
* Atuy (アト゜イ), Ainu rights activist and celebrity
* Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木経惟), erotic photographer
* Shuei Iida (飯田修永)
* Takao Igarashi (五十嵐隆夫), editor at Weekly Shonen Magazine for The Genius Bakabon
* Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森章太郎), fellow manga-ka from the Tokiwa-so and Studio Zero days. Collaborated with him as **Asuka Izumi**, **Fujitaro Ishizuka**, and made up 1/3 of the **U.MIA** trio *<archive footage>*
* Shinichi Isogai (磯貝森一)
* Sumako Umehara (梅原寿満子), younger sister
* Jin Ungo (雲郷仁)
* Tomoko Emori (江守登茂子), first wife and early assistant *<archive footage>*
* Kenichi Kitami (北見けんいち), former assistant at Fujio Pro
* Toru Hyozen (黄善徹), restauranteer
* Kaneaki Kobayashi (小林鉦明)
* Toshiaki Kobayashi (小林利明), classmate in elementary school
* Akira Saito (斎藤あきら), former assistant at Fujio Pro
* Akira Sakata (坂田明), jazz musician
* Teru Sato (佐藤輝), filmmaker
* Ushio Shinohara (篠原有司男), Neo-Dadaist artist
* Kayoko Shindo (進藤佳代子)
* Shinichi Suzuki (鈴木伸一), fellow manga-ka from the Tokiwa-so and Studio Zero days
* Yoshio Sekizawa (関沢義男)
* Shunji Sonoyama (園山俊二), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days *<archive footage>*
* Shin Sobue (祖父江慎), book designer
* Tetsuo Takahara (高平哲郎)
* Daisaku Taki (滝大作)
* Toshiki Takei (武居俊樹), editor at Weekly Shonen Sunday for Let's La Gon
* Keiichi Tanaami (田名網敬一), pop-art designer
* Hajime Tabe (喰始), television director and the scenario writer for Caster
* Setsuko Tamura (田村セツコ), shojo illustrator
* Tamori (タモリ), entertainer and comedian
* Tetsuya Chiba (ちばてつや), manga-ka
* Yoshiko Tsuchida (土田よしこ), former assistant at Fujio Pro
* Junzo Tsutsui (筒井準三)
* Jiro Tsunoda (つのだじろう), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so and Studio Zero days
* Hiroo Terada (寺田ヒロオ), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days *<archive footage>*
* Kunio Nagatani (長谷邦夫), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days, former assistant at Fujio Pro *<archive footage>*
* Fujiko F Fujio (藤子・F・不二雄), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so and Studio Zero days *<archive footage>*
* Fujiko Fujio A (藤子不二雄A), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so and Studio Zero days
* Yoichi Fujita (藤田陽一), director of Osomatsu-san
* Mitsutoshi Furuya (古谷三敏), former assistant at Fujio Pro
* FROGMAN, director of The Genius Bakavon movie
* Akira Maruyama (丸山昭), editor at Shojo Club
* Hideko Mizuno (水野英子), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days and 1/3 of **U.MIA**
* Kenji Morita (森田拳次), manga-ka
* Joji Yamauchi (山内ジョージ), manga-ka and brief, pre-Fujio Pro assistant of Akatsuka
* Tokuo Yokota (よこたとくお), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days and occasional collaborator at Fujio Pro
* Takao Yokoyama (横山孝雄), fellow manga-ka from Tokiwa-so days and former assistant at Fujio Pro
* Katta Yoshi (吉勝太), former assistant at Fujio Pro and current chief artist
* Koji Wakamatsu (若松孝二), film director <*archive footage>*