Writing
Kazuo Koike
EN, JA, CN, ZH cinema · 47 credits
Born
8 May 1936
Died
17 April 2019 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Also known as 小池 一夫 · 小池一雄（筆名）
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
The Princess Blade
Comic Book
Crying Freeman
Comic Book
Hanzo, the Razor
Characters, Comic Book
The Dragon from Russia
Comic Book
Killer's Romance
Comic Book
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Original Story, Creator
Darling Betty - Demon Story
Original Story, Director
The Scarred Man
Original Story
Hanzo: The Razor
Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub
Original Story
Shogun Assassin
Screenplay, Original Story
Broken Oath
Comic Book
Demon Spies
Author
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Original Story
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Screenplay, Comic Book
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Screenplay, Original Story
Lady Snowblood
Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Screenplay, Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Screenplay, Original Story
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Screenplay, Original Story