Kazuo Koike
Writing
- Born:
- 1936-05-08
- Died:
- 2019-04-17
- Place of birth:
- Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword
The Princess Blade
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
A Samurai's Sorrow
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Hanzo, the Razor
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Hanappe Bazooka
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Mad Bull 34
The Dragon from Russia
Killer's Romance
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Darling Betty - Demon Story
The Scarred Man
Midnight Demon
A Tale of Two Truncheons
Lone Wolf and Cub
Hanzo: The Razor
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
The Fugitive Samurai
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Shogun Assassin
Broken Oath
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Electroid Zaborger 7
Demon Spies
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Lady Snowblood
Murderous Love
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Lone Wolf and Cub
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance