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Kazuo Koike

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1936-05-08

Deathday: 2019-04-17 (82 years old)

Biography

Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo, May 8, 1936 – April 17, 2019) was a prolific Japanese manga writer (gensakusha), 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

all 51

Movies 46

Writer 37

TV Shows 5

self 1

Creator 1

Kazuo Koike

Biography

Filmography

all 51

Movies 46

Writer 37

TV Shows 5

self 1

Creator 1

Director 1

A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood' (2016)

Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub (2008)

Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword (2005)

The Princess Blade (2001)

Master Dochu, Grudge and Love (1995)

Crying Freeman (1995)

Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory (1994)

A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)

Kawaite sōrō (1993)

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)

Hanzo, the Razor (1993)

Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown (1992)

Hanappe Bazooka (1992)

Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge (1991)

Mad Bull 34 (1990)

The Dragon from Russia (1990)

Killer's Romance (1990)

Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2 (1990)

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 (1989)

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)

Crying Freeman (1988)

Darling Betty - Demon Story (1986)

Wounded Man (1986)

The Scarred Man (1986)

Hanzo: The Razor (1984)

Kawaite sōrō Odokumiyaku Hissatsuken (1984)

The Fugitive Samurai (1984)

Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō (1983)

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (1982)

Kasajiro: The Girl with the Kappa Tattoo (1981)

Shogun Assassin (1980)

Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer (1975)

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

Electroid Zaborger 7 (1974)

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)

Demon Spies (1974)

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974)

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa (1973)

Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (1973)

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)

Kôkôsei burai hikae (1972)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

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Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Birthday1936-05-08

Deathday2019-04-17 (82 years old)

Birth PlaceŌmagari, Japan

CitizenshipsJapan

Also Known As小池 一夫, 小池一雄（筆名）, 小池一夫

AwardsWill Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award

Related Persons

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-05-08

Deathday
2019-04-17 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Ōmagari, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
小池一夫, 小池一雄（筆名）, 小池一夫

Awards
Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award