Kazuo’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Dianry and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Yakuza, Bar Scene, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds Incarnated from Earthly Wide Star (Chikatsusei Maunkinshi)
Kazuo Shiraga Japanese, 1924-2008

Total Opposition to the Airport (Kukou Zettai Hantai), from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Childrens' Resistance Corps, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Old Lady Faces the Water Cannon, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Farming Family in their Home, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Forcible Eviction, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Police Trucks Arrive, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756–1827

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

Lookout Post, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Summer Twilight on the Banks of the Sumida River
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849

Snow on the Sumida River
Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River
Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

A Ferry on the Sumida River
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815

A Party Viewing the Moon Across the Sumida River
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815