What is Kazuo Koike?
{{Nihongo|'''Kazuo Koike'''|小池 一夫|Koike Kazuo|8 May 1936 – 17 April 2019}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] writer and [[businessman]]. He was best known for his series ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' (1970–1976) and ''[[Lady Snowblood (manga)|Lady Snowblood]]'' (1972–1973). He was added to the [[Eisner Award]] Hall of Fame in 2004. He was born in [[Daisen, Akita|Daisen]], [[Akita Prefecture]]. Koike died of [[pneumonia]] on 17 April 2019, at the age of 82. He died less than a week after his rival [[Monkey Punch]], also caused by pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-19/lone-wolf-and-cub-manga-creator-kazuo-koike-passes-away/.145900|title=Lone Wolf & Cub Manga Creator Kazuo Koike Passes Away|work=Anime News Network|date=19 April 2019|access-date=19 April 2019|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0463521}} * {{Comicbookdb|type=creator|id=5345|title=Kazuo Koike}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koike, Kazuo}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Japan]] [[Category:Japanese businesspeople]] [[Category:Japanese writers]] [[Category:Manga]] [[Category:Japanese novelists]] [[Category:People from Akita Prefecture]]