Kazuo Koike
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.
Cast
Crew
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Screenplay, Comic Book
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Screenplay, Original Story
Shogun Assassin
Screenplay, Original Story
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Screenplay, Original Story
Demon Spies
Author
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Author
Hanappe Bazooka
Author
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Story
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
Novel
The Princess Blade
Comic Book
Hanzo, the Razor
Characters, Comic Book
Crying Freeman
Comic Book
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Original Story, Creator
Darling Betty - Demon Story
Original Story, Director
The Scarred Man
Original Story
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Novel
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
Original Story
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
Original Story
Killer's Romance
Comic Book
The Dragon from Russia
Comic Book
Hanzo: The Razor
Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Comic Book
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Screenplay, Comic Book
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Comic Book
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
Comic Book
Midnight Demon
Story
The Fugitive Samurai
Writer
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Original Story
A Samurai's Sorrow
Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Screenplay, Original Story
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Original Story
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Comic Book
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Comic Book
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Comic Book
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Comic Book
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Comic Book
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
Comic Book
Murderous Love
Script
Lone Wolf and Cub
Original Story
Broken Oath
Comic Book
Lady Snowblood
Comic Book
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Comic Book