Kazuo Koike
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1936-05-08 · Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
- Died
- 2019-04-17
Known for
- Lady Snowblood (1973) — Comic Book
- Crying Freeman (1995) — Comic Book
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) — Screenplay
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) — Screenplay
- Shogun Assassin (1980) — Screenplay
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) — Screenplay
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) — Screenplay
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) — Comic Book
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) — Screenplay
- Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) — Original Story
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) — Screenplay
- Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) — Story
- The Princess Blade (2001) — Comic Book
- Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973) — Author
- The Dragon from Russia (1990) — Comic Book
- Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988) — Comic Book