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Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Writer · 1936–2019 · Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

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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.

Wrote 45

1990s

  1. 1995

    Master Dochu, Grudge and Love

    Novel

  2. Crying Freeman

    Comic Book

    64
  3. 1994

    Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory

    Comic Book

  4. 1993

    A Samurai's Sorrow

    Story

  5. Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

    Comic Book

  6. Hanzo, the Razor

    Comic Book, Characters

  7. 1992

    Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown

    Comic Book

  8. Hanappe Bazooka

    Author

  9. 1991

    Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge

    Comic Book

  10. 1990

    Mad Bull 34

    Novel

    65

  11. The Dragon from Russia

    Comic Book

  12. Killer's Romance

    Comic Book

  13. Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2

    Comic Book

1980s

  1. 1989

    Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1

    Comic Book

  2. Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Original Story

  3. 1988

    Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

    Comic Book

  4. 1986

    Darling Betty - Demon Story

    Original Story

  5. The Scarred Man

    Original Story

  6. 1984

    Midnight Demon

    Story

  7. A Tale of Two Truncheons

    Original Story

  8. Lone Wolf and Cub

    Original Story

  9. Hanzo: The Razor

    Original Story

  10. The Fugitive Samurai

    Writer

  11. 1982

    Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

    Novel

  12. 1980

    Shogun Assassin

    Screenplay, Original Story

    74

1970s

  1. 1977

    Broken Oath

    Comic Book

  2. 1975

    Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

    Comic Book

  3. 1974

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Comic Book

    73

  4. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Original Story

    72

  5. Electroid Zaborger 7

    Original Concept

  6. Demon Spies

    Author

  7. Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

    Comic Book

  8. 1973

    Lady Snowblood

    Comic Book

    82

  9. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

    Story

    67

  10. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

    Original Story, Screenplay

    74

  11. Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

    Original Story

  12. Lone Wolf and Cub

    Writer

    82

  13. Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

    Comic Book, Screenplay

  14. Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

    Author

    67
  15. 1972

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

    Screenplay, Original Story

    74

  16. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    Screenplay, Original Story

    64

  17. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

    Screenplay, Original Story

    74

  18. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    Screenplay, Original Story

    83

  19. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    Screenplay, Comic Book

    79

Created 5

1980s

  1. 1988

    Crying Freeman

    Creator

  2. 1984

    A Tale of Two Truncheons

    Creator

1970s

  1. 1974

    Electroid Zaborger 7

    Creator

  2. 1973

    Lone Wolf and Cub

    Creator

    82

Other crew 2

1980s

  1. 1989

    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Creator

1970s

  1. 1973

    Murderous Love

    Script

Acted in 1

2000s

  1. 2008

    Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub

    Movie

Directed 1

1980s

  1. 1986

    Darling Betty - Demon Story

    Director

Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2016

    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

    Self

2000s

  1. 2005

    Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword

    Self