Kazuo Koike

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. 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.

Kazuo Koike

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. 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.