Kazuo Koike

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Kazuo Koike

Writing May 8, 1936

Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

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 be…

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Lady Snowblood

Lady Snowblood

7.5 1973 Movie
Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

6.4 1995 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

7.4 1972 Movie
Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin

6.9 1980 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

7.4 1972 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

7.1 1972 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

7.3 1972 Movie
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

6.4 1974 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

7.2 1973 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

7.1 1974 Movie
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

6.2 1972 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

8.1 1973 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

    Movie Self

  2. 2008
    Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub

    Movie

  3. 2005
    Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword

    Movie Self

  4. 2001
    The Princess Blade

    Movie Comic Book

  5. 1995
    Master Dochu, Grudge and Love

    Movie Novel

  6. 1995
    Crying Freeman

    Movie Comic Book

  7. 1994
    Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory

    Movie Comic Book

  8. 1993
    A Samurai's Sorrow

    Movie Story

  9. 1993
    Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

    Movie Comic Book

  10. 1993
    Hanzo, the Razor

    Movie Comic Book

  11. 1992
    Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown

    Movie Comic Book

  12. 1992
    Hanappe Bazooka

    Movie Author

  13. 1991
    Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge

    Movie Comic Book

  14. 1990
    Mad Bull 34

    TV show Novel

  15. 1990
    The Dragon from Russia

    Movie Comic Book

  16. 1990
    Killer's Romance

    Movie Comic Book

More credits
  1. 1990
    Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2

    Movie Comic Book

  2. 1989
    Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1

    Movie Comic Book

  3. 1989
    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Movie Original Story

  4. 1988
    Crying Freeman

    TV show Creator

  5. 1988
    Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

    Movie Comic Book

  6. 1986
    Darling Betty - Demon Story

    Movie Original Story

  7. 1986
    The Scarred Man

    Movie Original Story

  8. 1984
    Midnight Demon

    Movie Story

  9. 1984
    A Tale of Two Truncheons

    TV show Original Story

  10. 1984
    Lone Wolf and Cub

    Movie Original Story

  11. 1984
    Hanzo: The Razor

    Movie Original Story

  12. 1984
    A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword

    Movie Original Story

  13. 1984
    The Fugitive Samurai

    Movie Writer

  14. 1983
    Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō

    Movie Original Story

  15. 1982
    Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

    Movie Novel

  16. 1980
    Shogun Assassin

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1977
    Broken Oath

    Movie Comic Book

  18. 1975
    Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

    Movie Comic Book

  19. 1974
    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Movie Comic Book

  20. 1974
    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Movie Original Story

  21. 1974
    Electroid Zaborger 7

    TV show Original Concept

  22. 1974
    Demon Spies

    Movie Author

  23. 1974
    Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

    Movie Comic Book

  24. 1973
    Lady Snowblood

    Movie Comic Book