Description:
Monkey Punch was born on 26 May 1937 in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, Japan. He was a writer, known for Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979), Rupan sansei: Kutabare! Nostradamus (1995) and Rupan sansei: Dead or Alive (1996). He died on 11 April 2019 in Sakura, Chiba, Japan.
Birthday
May 26, 1937
Born In
Hamanaka, Hokkaido, Japan
Alternative names
Eiji Gamuta
Trivia
He cites mystery/adventure writers Agatha Christie, Robert Louis Stevenson ("Treasure Island") and Alexandre Dumas ("The Count of Monte Cristo", "The Three Musketeers"), the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the crime capers shows Mission: Impossible (1966) and Columbo (1971), and MAD Magazine artists Mort Drucker and Sergio Aragonés as an influence on his work.
Quotes
About his pseudonym: To be honest, I don't really like the name Monkey Punch, I never have.
Trademarks
Many of his stories often feature at least one character skilled with a gun.
