
Writing
Kazuo Koike
1936 · Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
30 films
Bio
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

Crying Freeman
Comic Book

Lady Snowblood
Comic Book

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Comic Book

Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Comic Book

Shogun Assassin
Screenplay

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Author

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

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Screenplay

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Original Story

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Original Story

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Screenplay

Lone Wolf and Cub
Original Story