Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1936-05-08 00:00:00
Birth Place:Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2019-04-17 00:00:00
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Kazuo Koike
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.
Filmography (40)
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
actor2008
Darling Betty - Demon Story
original story1986
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
original story1989
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
novel1982
No Image
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
original story1983
No Image
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
original story1984
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
creator1989
Killer's Romance
comic book1990
Hanzo: The Razor
original story1984
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
comic book1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
comic book1972
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
comic book1973
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
screenplay1973
Midnight Demon
story1984
A Samurai's Sorrow
story1993
Darling Betty - Demon Story
director1986
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
original story1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
original story1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
original story1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
original story1972
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
comic book1988
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
comic book1989
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
comic book1994
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
original story1972
Murderous Love
script1973
Shogun Assassin
original story1980
Lone Wolf and Cub
original story1984
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
comic book1974
Lady Snowblood
comic book1973
Broken Oath
comic book1977
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
original story1973
The Scarred Man
original story1986
Hanappe Bazooka
author1992
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
comic book1991
Crying Freeman
comic book1995
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
novel1995
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
author1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
screenplay1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
original story1973
The Dragon from Russia
comic book1990