Kazuo Koike
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 8, 1936, Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
- Died
- April 17, 2019
- Movies
- 13
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.
Best-Known Movies
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
1972
Shogun Assassin
1980
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Darling Betty - Demon Story
1986
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
2008
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1986 | Darling Betty - Demon Story | Director |
| 1984 | The Fugitive Samurai | Writer |
| 1980 | Shogun Assassin | Screenplay |
| 1973 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons | Screenplay |
| 1973 | Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Screenplay |
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