Kazuo Koike

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.

Other name:

小池 一夫,

小池一雄（筆名）

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

May 8, 1936

Deathday:

17 thg 4, 2019

Place of birth:

Sanoh, Ootamachi-ota, Daisen-City, Senboku, Akita