One of Japan's most acclaimed mangakas, Jiro Taniguchi was born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori, Japan. He is the creator of such award winning titles as 'The Walking Man', 'A Distant Neighborhood', A Journal Of My Father', 'A Zoo In Winter' and many, many more spanning biography, action, adventure, history, slice of life and other subjects. He sadly died February 11th, 2017 aged just 69. Masayuki Kusumi was born July 15th, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a screenwriter, short story writer, documentary filmmaker, press and television columnist, and musician. He is best known for 'The Solitary Gourmet' (1994 - 2015), 'Hiru No Sento Zake' (2016) and 'Samurai Gourmet' (2017). He continues to live and work in Japan.