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