- Kazuo Koike
is a prolific
Japan esemanga writer, novelist and entrepeneur.Early in Koike's career, he studied under "
Golgo 13 " creatorTakao Saito and served as a writer on the series.Koike, along with artist
Goseki Kojima , made themanga "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 actorTomisaburo 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 byRyoichi Ikegami , was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French directorChristophe Gans .Kazuo Koike started the "Gekika Sonjuku", a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.
In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written
golf manga.Notable graduates of Koike's "Gekika Sonjuku"
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Rumiko Takahashi - manga artist: "Ranma ½ ", "InuYasha ", "Urusei Yatsura ", etc
*Akira Sakuma -game designer ,freelance writer : "Momotetsu " series
*Hideyuki Kikuchi - horrorwriter
*Tetsuo Hara - manga artist: "Fist of the North Star "
*Yuji Horii -game designer ,freelance writer : "Dragon Quest " series
*Keisuke Itagaki - manga artist: "Baki the Grappler "
*Naoki Yamamoto - manga artist: "Dance Till Tomorrow "Selected works
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Lone Wolf and Cub ", with artistGoseki Kojima , 1970–1976
* "", with artist Yoshihiro Morifuji, 1970–?
* "Lady Snowblood ", with artistKazuo Kamimura , 1972–1973
* "Samurai Executioner ", with artistGoseki Kojima , 1972–1976
* The script to the film "Lady Snowblood", 1973
* "Adolescent Zoo", with artistHiromi Yamasaki , 1978–1981
* "Path of the Assassin ", with artistGoseki Kojima , 1978–1984
* "Mad Bull 34 ", with artistNoriyoshi Inoue , 1985–1991
* "Crying Freeman ", with artistRyoichi Ikegami , 1986–1988
* "Hannape Bazooka ", with artistGo Nagai
* "Kajō", with artistHideki Mori , 2003–2006External links
* [http://www.koikekazuo.jp/english/english.html Official Site (English language version)]
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