Goseki Kojima

was a Japaneses manga artist.

Kojima was born on the same day as Osamu Tezuka. After getting out of junior high school, Kojima painted advertising posters for movie theaters as his source of income.

In 1950, he moved to Tokyo. The post-World War II environment lead to forms of manga meant for impoverished audiences. Kojima created art for "kamishibai" or "paper play" narrators. Kojima then started to create works for the "kashi-bon" market.

In 1967, Kojima created "Dojinki", his first manga for a magazine. In 1970, he collaborated with writer Kazuo Koike to create "Kozure Okami" ("Lone Wolf and Cub"), their most famous work. Koike and Kojima were dubbed "the Golden Duo".

Kojima died on January 5, 2000 at the age of 71.

Selected works

* "Kozure Okami" ("Lone Wolf and Cub"), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1970-1976
* "Kubikiri Asa" ("Samurai Executioner"), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1972-1976
* "Hanzo no Mon" ("Path of the Assassin"), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1978-1984

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