Born in Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan on November 23, 1961 (age 64)
Masamune Shirow is an internationally renowned manga artist, born as Masanori Ota on November 23, 1961.
He is best known for the manga Ghost in the Shell, which has since been turned into two theatrical anime movies, two anime TV series, an anime TV movie, and several video games.
