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.

Goseki Kojima
Born(1928-11-03)November 3, 1928
Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
DiedJanuary 5, 2000(2000-01-05) (aged 71)
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Lone Wolf and Cub
AwardsHall of Fame Eisner Award (2004)

Biography

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Kojima was born in Yokkaichi, Mie, on the same day as Osamu Tezuka.[1] 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.[2] Kojima then started to create works for the kashi-bon market but soon started working as an assistant of manga artist Sanpei Shirato.[2] In 1957, he made his manga artist debut with Onmitsu Kuroyoden.[2]

In 1967, Kojima created the ninja adventure Dojinki, his first manga for a magazine.[1] In 1970, he and writer Kazuo Koike created Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub),[1] 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.[1] Kojima died on January 5, 2000, at the age of 71.[2]

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Bibliography

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Comics work includes:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Koike, Kazuo; Kojima, Gōseki (2006). Samurai Executioner, Vol. 8: The Death Sign of Spring (1st ed.). Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Manga. p. 304. ISBN 978-1593072773.
  2. ^ a b c d "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「小島剛夕」の解説". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Comic Book Awards Almanac

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