Born: April 19, 1946
Debut: 1967
Hideshi Hino was born in Manchuria just when Japan surrendered. Because of the strong anti-Japanese movement after Japan's surrender, his family moved to Japan to avoid being lynched. His father was a pig farmer and his grandfather was a yakuza. Parts of his life are told in his manga, most notably in Panorama of Hell. Unlike Kazuo Umezz's stories that often span volumes, Hideshi Hino's stories are usually short and sweet... Err, disgusting might be a better word. His most recognized works are Hell Baby, Panorama of Hell, and Hino Horrors. He has also done many shojo style horror stories, which has gained him a decent female readership. He also collects swords and practices budo. What an interesting dude!
Hino is very good at varying his style.
Not only does he do manga, he is famous for his horror movies as well. His Guinea Pig series is very controversial. One time Charlie Sheen watched his film Flower of Flesh and Blood, a movie in which a samurai (played by Hino himself) kidnapped a woman and dismembered her. Charlie thought his movie was a genuine snuff film and reported it to the FBI! Also, in the early '90's there was a lot of buzz surrounding the series, because Mermaid in a Manhole was found in the 5,763 tape collection of Tsutomu Miyazaki, the "Otaku Murderer".
It's difficult to find a screenshot from any part of the Guinea Pig series that ISN'T utterly revolting!
From Mermaid in a Manhole
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