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Kazuo Koike

45 movies · 5 TV shows

Known for
Writing
Born
May 8, 1936
Died
Apr 17, 2019 (age 82)
Place of birth
Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Also known as
小池 一夫 · 小池一雄（筆名）

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.

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Kazuo Koike: movies and TV shows

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Behind the camera (49)

Talk shows and appearances (2)