Kazuo Koike
Writing · Screenplay · Author · Story
Born May 8, 1936 · Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Active 1972–2019 · Awards: Inkpot Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame
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.
Filmography
Lady Snowblood (1973) — Comic BookLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) — Screenplay · Comic BookLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) — Screenplay · Original StoryCrying Freeman (1995) — Comic BookLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) — Screenplay · Original StoryLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) — Screenplay · Original StoryShogun Assassin (1980) — Screenplay · Original StoryLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) — Original Story · ScreenplayLone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) — Original StoryLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) — Comic BookHanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) — Screenplay · Original StoryBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973) — AuthorLone Wolf and Cub (1973) — Writer · CreatorHanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) — StoryLone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993) — Comic BookElectroid Zaborger 7 (1974) — Original Concept · CreatorThe Princess Blade (2001) — Comic BookCrying Freeman (1988) — CreatorBroken Oath (1977) — Comic BookCrying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988) — Comic BookMad Bull 34 (1990) — Novel · CreatorHanappe Bazooka (1992) — AuthorThe Dragon from Russia (1990) — Comic BookDemon Spies (1974) — Author