Kazuo Koike
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday8 May 1936
Died17 April 2019 (age 82)
Place of birthSanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Known credits52
Biography
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.
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
2016 · Self
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
2008
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword
2005 · Self
The Princess Blade
2001 · Comic Book
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
1995 · Novel
Crying Freeman
1995 · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
1994 · Comic Book
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993 · Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 · Comic Book
Hanzo, the Razor
1993 · Characters
Hanzo, the Razor
1993 · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
1992 · Comic Book
Hanappe Bazooka
1992 · Author
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
1991 · Comic Book
Mad Bull 34
1990 · Novel
Mad Bull 34
1990 · Creator
The Dragon from Russia
1990 · Comic Book
Killer's Romance
1990 · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
1990 · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
1989 · Comic Book
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989 · Original Story
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989 · Creator
Crying Freeman
1988 · Creator
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
1988 · Comic Book
Darling Betty - Demon Story
1986 · Original Story
Darling Betty - Demon Story
1986 · Director
The Scarred Man
1986 · Original Story
Midnight Demon
1984 · Story
A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984 · Original Story
A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984 · Creator
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984 · Original Story
Hanzo: The Razor
1984 · Original Story
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
1984 · Original Story
The Fugitive Samurai
1984 · Writer
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
1983 · Original Story
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982 · Novel
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Screenplay
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Original Story
Broken Oath
1977 · Comic Book
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
1975 · Comic Book
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974 · Original Story
Electroid Zaborger 7
1974 · Original Concept
Electroid Zaborger 7
1974 · Creator
Demon Spies
1974 · Author
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974 · Comic Book
Lady Snowblood
1973 · Comic Book
Murderous Love
1973 · Script
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