Goseki Kojima

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

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.

Biography

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]

Awards

• 2004: Won the Hall of Fame Eisner Award[3]

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

• Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1970–1976
• Kogarashi Monjirō, with writer Saho Sasazawa
• Kubikiri Asa (Samurai Executioner), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1972–1976
• Kei no Seishun, with writer Kazuo Koike, 1978–1980
• Hanzo no Mon (Path of the Assassin), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1978–1984
• Kawaite sōrō, with writer Kazuo Koike, 1981–82

Notes

1. 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. "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

References

• Goseki Kojima at the Grand Comics Database
• Goseki Kojima at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

External links

• Goseki Kojima at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Goseki Kojima at IMDb
• Goseki Production