Kazuo Koike
Writing
1936-05-08 · 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 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
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
2016 · Movie
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
2008 · Movie
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword
2005 · Movie
The Princess Blade
2001 · Movie
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love
1995 · Movie
Crying Freeman
1995 · Movie
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
1994 · Movie
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 · Movie
Hanzo, the Razor
1993 · Movie
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
1992 · Movie
Hanappe Bazooka
1992 · Movie
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
1991 · Movie
Mad Bull 34
1990 · Series
The Dragon from Russia
1990 · Movie
Killer's Romance
1990 · Movie
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
1990 · Movie
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
1989 · Movie
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989 · Movie
Crying Freeman
1988 · Series
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
1988 · Movie
Darling Betty - Demon Story
1986 · Movie
The Scarred Man
1986 · Movie
Midnight Demon
1984 · Movie
A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984 · Series
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984 · Movie
Hanzo: The Razor
1984 · Movie
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
1984 · Movie
The Fugitive Samurai
1984 · Movie
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
1983 · Movie
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982 · Movie
Shogun Assassin
1980 · Movie
Broken Oath
1977 · Movie
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
1975 · Movie
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974 · Movie
Electroid Zaborger 7
1974 · Series
Demon Spies
1974 · Movie
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974 · Movie
Lady Snowblood
1973 · Movie
Murderous Love
1973 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 · Movie
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
1973 · Movie
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub
1973 · Series
Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
1973 · Movie
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973 · Movie
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
1972 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Movie