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
Lone Wolf and Cub
1973
Crying Freeman
1988
Crying Freeman
1995
Mad Bull 34
1990
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974
Electroid Zaborger 7
1974
Shogun Assassin
1980
Lady Snowblood
1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
1992
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
FILMOGRAPHY
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Movies
TV
Acting
3
Directing
1
Writing
56
Crew
2