Kazuo Koike

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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.

  • Writing
  • Born 8 May 1936
  • Died 17 April 2019 (age 82)
  • Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
  • 52 credits

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Most-watched Kazuo Koike films currently: Hanappe Bazooka (1992), Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (1974), Crying Freeman (1995), Lady Snowblood (1973), Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973).

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Selected TV credits: Lone Wolf and Cub (1973), Crying Freeman (1988), Mad Bull 34 (1990), A Tale of Two Truncheons (1984), Electroid Zaborger 7 (1974).

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