Biography
Goseki Kojima (小島 剛夕, Kojima Gōseki, November 3, 1928 – January 5, 2000) was a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his collaborations with manga writer Kazuo Koike, the most famous of them being Lone Wolf and Cub. Kojima was born in Yokkaichi, Mie, 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 led 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 but soon started working as an assistant of manga artist Sanpei Shirato. In 1957, he made his manga artist debut with Onmitsu Kuroyoden.In 1967, Kojima created the ninja adventure Dojinki, his first manga for a magazine. In 1970, he and writer Kazuo Koike created Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), the first and most famous of their four major collaborations. Koike and Kojima were dubbed "the Golden Duo".
In his later years, Kojima adapted some of the films of his favorite director, Akira Kurosawa, into graphic novels. Kojima died on January 5, 2000, at the age of 71.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 11
Writer 11
TV Shows 1
Master Dochu, Grudge and Love (1995)
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)
Shogun Assassin (1980)
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Haunted Samurai (1970)
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GenderMale
Birthday1928-11-03
Deathday2000-01-05 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceYokkaichi, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As小岛刚夕, 小島剛夕
AwardsWill Eisner Hall of Fame, Eisner Award
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