Person

Kazuo Koike

Writing Born 8 May 1936 Died 17 Apr 2019 — at 82.942465753425 Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

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 Ryoi...

As actor

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A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

2016 · 10 min

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Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub

2008 · 147 min

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Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword

2005 · 53 min