Kazuo Koike
Birth date
May 8, 1936
Death date
April 17, 2019
Place of birth
Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita
Profession
Writing
Age
82 years
Biography
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.
Also known as
小池 一夫小池一雄（筆名）
