Anzai Mizumaru

Illustrator Mizumaru Anzai was born in Tokyo in 1942. After graduating from Nihon University with a concentration in design he worked as art director at Dentsu the ADAC design studio in New York and Heibonsha before going freelance. He received the following awards: Asahi Advertising Award Mainichi Advertising Design Award Japan Graphic Arts Show Outstanding Artist of the Year Award 1987 Kinema Junpo Readers Choice Award 1988 He wrote numerous picture books manga essays stories etc. including: the short story collection Amaryllis the illustrated essay anthology Oishii ka koishii ka Delicious or Beloved and the translated works Manatsu no kokai Truman Capotes Summer Crossing and Harrys Bar Arrigo Cipriani. Mr. Anzai was a member of the Tokyo Illustrators Society Japan Graphic Designers Association The Japan Writers Assocation and The Japan P.E.N. Club he also served as chairman of both the Japan Snowdome Association and Curry Rice Association. He passed away on March 19 2014 aged 71. sourcehttp://rcc.recruit.co.jp/g8/creator/mizumaruanzai?lang=en