Director

Eiji Otsuka

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 3886786

Known for: Writing

Born: August 28, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1991 - 2014

Years active: 24

Average TMDB rating: 5.9

Also known as

大塚英志 • Eiji Ohtsuka • Eiji Ōtsuka • Eiji Ootsuka

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Director (1)Original Story (2)Novel (1)

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Biography

Eiji Ōtsuka (大塚英志, Ōtsuka Eiji; born 28 August 1958 in the former Tanashi, Tokyo) is a Japanese social critic, folklorist, media theorist, and novelist. He is currently a professor at International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto. He graduated from University of Tsukuba with a degree in anthropology, women's folklore, human sacrifice and post-war manga. In addition to his work with manga he is a critic, essayist, and author of several successful non-fiction books on Japanese popular and otaku subcultures.

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