{"title":"Shintaro Kago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShintaro Kago (born in Tokyo 1969), is a Japanese manga artist. Shintaro Kago's style has been called \"Fashionable Paranoia\" in the West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe frequently breaks the fourth wall, and he likes to play with the page layout in extreme ways, being considered one of the most virtuoso comic artists in the World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2006 the first edition of his personal movie convention called \"Shit Film Festival\" (Unko Eigasai) was held by him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2014 he designed the vinyl version of the album cover and inner sleeves of the release \"You're Dead!\" by \"Flying Lotus\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt \"Lucca Comics \u0026amp; Games\" in 2014 he won a prestigious italian award \"Gran Guinigi.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2019 he made the concept art for the Netflix film \"In the Tall Grass\" (direction Vincenzo Natali), a movie inspired by a Stephen King and Joe Hill novella.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe has published about 50 manga in Japan, and his stories are translated in several countries around the World, winning him considerable popularity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis most recent works are published by the international underground publisher Hollow Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is often a guest at international comic conventions, drawing live portraits for fans with his unmistakable grotesque style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe continues to exhibit his work in art galleries worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0887\/5884\/5751\/collections\/kago.jpg?v=1745850788","url":"https:\/\/beguilingoriginalart.com\/collections\/shintaro-kago.oembed","provider":"The Beguiling Original Art Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}