is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 illustrator, essayist and film director.

After graduating Tama Art University

Tama Art University

is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1935 as a spinoff from what is today Musashino Art University...

, he established himself as a graphic designer. As an illustrator, he drew many cartoons and caricatures for Shinichi Hoshi

Shinichi Hoshi

Shinichi Hoshi was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer. He is best known for his "short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in length, of which he wrote over 1000...

 and Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami

is a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...

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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

Blue Ribbon Awards

The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...

 for Kaitō Ruby

Kaitō Ruby

is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Makoto Wada.-Awards and nominations:13th Hochi Film Award* Won: Best Actor - Hiroyuki Sanada10th Yokohama Film Festival* Won: Best Actor - Hiroyuki Sanada* Won: Best Actress - Kyōko Koizumi...

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Since 1972, Wada has been married to Remi Hirano, the granddaughter of Henry Pike Bowie

Henry Pike Bowie

Henry Pike Bowie was an American lawyer, artist, author, Japanologist and diplomat.-Biography:In the late 1880s, Bowie commissioned Makoto Hagiwara, the designer of the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, to plan a garden and tea house for his home on the border of...

. Their son, Sho Wada, is the guitarist and vocalist of Triceratops

Triceratops (band)

is a Japanese rock band formed in 1996 that play pop rock music. Their work has been compared to Do As Infinity.Primarily influenced by British invasion bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Irish rockers U2 and American acts such as Michael Jackson and Weezer, the bands songs feature...

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