Kazuo Koike
May 8, 1936 (89 years old) in Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
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.
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- 2016 · A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood' as Self
- 2008 · Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub as
- 2005 · Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword as Self