Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Writing8th May 1936(died at 82)Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita52 titles

Kazuo Koike (Japanese: 小池 一夫, Hepburn: Koike Kazuo; May 8, 1936 – April 17, 2019) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful seinen manga, notably Lone Wolf and Cub (with Goseki Kojima, 1970–6), Lady Snowblood (with Kazuo Kamimura, 1972–3) and Crying Freeman (with Ryoichi Ikegami, 1986–8), which – along with their numerous media adaptations − have been credited for their influence on the international growth of Japanese popular culture.

Born

8th May 1936 · Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

Died

17th April 2019

Known for

Writing

Also known as

小池 一夫, 小池一雄（筆名）

Links

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Known for

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

MovieActionDrama

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

MovieActionCrime

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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

MovieAction

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Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

Anime

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Filmography

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