Goseki Kojima

Goseki Kojima 小島 剛夕
Born	(1928-11-03)November 3, 1928 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Died
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Lone Wolf and Cub
Awards	Hall of Fame Eisner Award (2004)

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kojima.

Goseki Kojima (小島 剛夕, Kojima Gōseki, November 3, 1928 - January 5, 2000) was a Japanese manga artist.

Biography

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 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.

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• 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

Awards

Awards include:

• 2004: Won the Hall of Fame Eisner Award

References

• Goseki Kojima at the Grand Comics Database
• Goseki Kojima at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Goseki Kojima at the Internet Movie Database