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Kazuo Koike (小池 一夫, Koike Kazuo, May 8, 1936 – April 17, 2019) was a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha ), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur.
A prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist, and entrepreneur. Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 's creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.
Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub was serialized in Futabasha's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action. Its first installment was published on September 10, 1970. The series finished with the 145th installment published on April 1, 1976.
Kazuo Koike, a Japanese manga writer whose dark samurai and action serials - most notably Lone Wolf And Cub, Lady Snowblood and Crying Freeman - influenced films by Quentin Tarantino and Sam Mendes, died on last Wednesday (April 17). He was 82. His Twitter account said he was hospitalised with pneumonia, but it did not say where he died.
Apr 23, 2019 · Learn about the life and works of Kazuo Koike, one of the most influential manga creators of all time. From his pen name to his collaborations with Goseki Kojima, explore his contributions to the genre and his themes of realism, politics and revenge.
Apr 23, 2019 · Kazuo Koike, the wildly prolific writer of Japanese commercial media, comics foremost among them, died of pneumonia on April 17, 2019. He was 82.
Kazuo Koike (1936-2019) was a Japanese writer and soundtrack composer, known for his manga and anime adaptations. He created Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman and other popular works.
