Baku Yumemakura - Collaborators

Collaborators

Over the span of his career, Baku Yumemakura worked with a wide range of historically important figures in the Japanese art scene.

• Yoshitaka Amano - He was in charge of stage design for Nayotake produced by Bandō Tamasaburō V, where Yoshitaka Amano introduced him to Baku Yumemakura. The three would also collaborate on Yang Guifei, with Baku Yumemakura writing the lyrics and Yoshitaka Amano in charge of stage design. The animation title Amon Saga was written by Baku Yumemakura with character design by Yoshitaka Amano. A manga version of Amon Saga was also released. Among Baku Yumemakura’s works, He also did the illustrations and cover page design for Garouden, Taitei no Ken and Yamigarishi, as well as the Kimaira series. He was key visual and costume designer for movies written by Baku Yumemakura including Onmyoji (film), Onmyoji 2 and Taitei no Ken. They also collaborated on the story and pottery of Yōkihi no Bansan, for both a book and exhibition, in addition to ceramic work by Shōkoku Kanō.
• Katsuya Terada - He was in charge of the book cover and illustrations for the Kimaira series written by Baku Yumemakura, and was in charge of cover design and illustrations for Garouden, Shin Majugari, and Yamigarishi.
• Osamu Tezuka - Baku Yumemakura was influenced by one of his seminal works, Phoenix. Baku Yumemakura would go on to write the script for Boku no Son Goku.
• Reiko Okano - She is married to the Osamu Tezuka's son, Makoto Tezuka, and Onmyōji was drawn by Reiko Okano and received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Manga Award. She went on to produce the serialized version as Onmyōji　Tamatebako in the comic magazine Melody.
• Keisuke Itagaki - In 1996, he began working on Garouden, an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He has also collaborated on the series Garouden Boy.
• Jiro Taniguchi - Illustrated Baku Yumemakura’s works, Garouden from 1989-1990 and Kamigami no itadaki from 2000-2003. Kamigami no itadaki” received awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2002 and 2005.
• Yōjirō Takita - In 2001, he directed Onmyoji. It became an international hit and received a prize at The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. He directed Onmyoji 2 in 2003.
• Yukihiko Tsutsumi - Directed Taitei no Ken, an original work by Baku Yumemakura, in 2007.
• Bandō Tamasaburō V - The dance production Yōkihi is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Guifei. Baku Yumemakura wrote the lyrics. In 1993, Baku Yumemakura wrote specially for Kabuki Sangoku denrai genjō banashi. Both of Yōkihi and Sangoku denrai genjō banashi were performed at The Kabuki-za Theater.
• Mansai Nomura - He played Abe no Seimei in Onmyoji and Onmyoji 2.He received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his work in Onmyoji.