Kazuo Koike

Writing·May 8, 1936·Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

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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.

Film	Credit
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'2016 · Self	Self
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub2008 · Actor	Actor
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword2005 · Self	Self
Darling Betty - Demon Story1986 · Director	Director
The Fugitive Samurai1984 · Writer	Writer
Shogun Assassin1980 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons1973 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa1973 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance1972 · Screenplay	Screenplay