Kazuo Koike
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 8, 1936
- Died
- April 17, 2019 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- 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
Lady Snowblood
Crying Freeman
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Filmography
The Princess Blade
Movie · Comic Book
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
Movie · Novel
Crying Freeman
Movie · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
Movie · Comic Book
Hanzo, the Razor
Movie · Comic Book, Characters
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Movie · Comic Book
A Samurai's Sorrow
Movie · Story
Hanappe Bazooka
Movie · Author
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Movie · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Movie · Comic Book
The Dragon from Russia
Movie · Comic Book
Killer's Romance
Movie · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Movie · Comic Book
Mad Bull 34
TV · Novel · 4 eps
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Movie · Original Story
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Movie · Comic Book
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Movie · Comic Book
Darling Betty - Demon Story
Movie · Original Story
The Scarred Man
Movie · Original Story
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
Movie · Original Story
Hanzo: The Razor
Movie · Original Story
Midnight Demon
Movie · Story
The Fugitive Samurai
Movie · Writer
Lone Wolf and Cub
Movie · Original Story
A Tale of Two Truncheons
TV · Original Story · 13 eps
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
Movie · Original Story
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Movie · Novel
Shogun Assassin
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story
Broken Oath
Movie · Comic Book
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
Movie · Comic Book
Demon Spies
Movie · Author
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Movie · Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Movie · Original Story
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Movie · Comic Book
Electroid Zaborger 7
TV · Original Concept · 65 eps
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Movie · Author
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Movie · Story
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Movie · Comic Book, Screenplay
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Movie · Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Movie · Original Story, Screenplay
Lady Snowblood
Movie · Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub
TV · Writer · 78 eps
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Movie · Screenplay, Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Movie · Screenplay, Original Story