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Kazuo Koike

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Born: May 8, 1936 in Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita

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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 the...

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Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub2008
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'2016
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword
Blade of a Father, Soul of a Sword2005
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