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Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Writing • 1936-05-08 • 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 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.

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Lone Wolf and Cub8.1

Lone Wolf and Cub

1973

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972

Shogun Assassin6.8

Shogun Assassin

1980

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades7.1

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril7.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

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