Tadashi Kato
Born in 1949 in Hakodate, Hokkaido; he died in 2017. After three years as an assistant to Teruo Tanashita, he debuted in 1973 with 'Ayakashi no Mori', and in Weekly Shonen Jump he published 'Satellite no Niji' (1976) and 'Yami no Tobo-i' (1977). He later found major success with 'The Chef', which was adapted into a television drama.