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Kazuo Koike

Born

in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan

May 08, 1936

Died

April 17, 2019

Genre

Manga, Historical Fiction, Manga

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Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.

Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.

Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.

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	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road (Lone Wolf and Cub, #1) by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 7,594 ratings — published 1970 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 2: The Gateless Barrier (Lone Wolf and Cub, #2) by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 2,745 ratings — published 1971 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 3: The Flute of the Fallen Tiger by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis 4.43 avg rating — 2,295 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Omnibus 1 by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,953 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 4: The Bell Warden by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Artist) 4.45 avg rating — 1,917 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 5: Black Wind by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Artist), Dana Lewis (Translator) 4.47 avg rating — 1,728 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 6: Lanterns for the Dead by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima 4.50 avg rating — 1,608 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 7: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Artist) 4.49 avg rating — 1,447 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 8: Chains of Death by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator) 4.49 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 1987 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 9: Echo of the Assassin by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator) 4.49 avg rating — 1,378 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kazuo Koike

Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus (12 books)
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首斬り朝 [Kubikiri Asa] (10 books)
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Kazuo Koike,

Goseki Kojima (Illustrator)

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半蔵の門 [Hanzou no Mon] (15 books)
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Goseki Kojima

4.10 avg rating — 2,687 ratings

Shurayuki-hime / Lady Snowblood: 4 volumes edition (4 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 2,778 ratings

Crying Freeman (10 books)
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Ryōichi Ikegami

3.81 avg rating — 2,702 ratings

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Quotes by Kazuo Koike (?)

“I have decided to escape, to defy the shogun. Today I will begin walking the road to hell. But you will choose your own path. So, soon you may be seeing heaven. Choose the sword, and you will join me. Choose the ball and you join your mother, in death. You don’t understand my words, but you must choose. So… come boy, choose life or death.”
― Kazuo Koike

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“A father knows his child's heart, as only a child can know his fathers.”
― Kazuo Koike, Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road

tags: father, fatherhood, love, son

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“True joy is to take pleasure
in one's own accomplishments....”
― Kazuo Koike, Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 5: Black Wind

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Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1 The Assassin's Road by Kazuo Koike

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Green Arrow, Vol. 1 Quiver by Kevin Smith

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