was a Japanese

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. He is known for his collaborations with manga writer Kazuo Koike, the most famous of them being ''

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''.

Biography

Kojima was born in

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, on the same day as

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. After getting out of

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, Kojima painted advertising posters for

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s as his source of income. In 1950, he moved to

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. The post-

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environment led to forms of

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meant for impoverished audiences. Kojima created art for '' kamishibai'' or "paper play" narrators. Kojima then started to create works for the ''

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'' market but soon started working as an assistant of manga artist Sanpei Shirato. In 1957, he made his

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'' (''

''), 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,

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, into graphic novels. Kojima died on January 5, 2000, at the age of 71.

Awards

*2004: Won the Hall of Fame

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2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
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Bibliography

Comics work includes: * ''Kozure Okami'' (''

''), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1970–1976 * '' Kogarashi Monjirō'', with writer Saho Sasazawa * ''Kubikiri Asa'' ('' Samurai Executioner''), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1972–1976 * ''Hanzo no Mon'' ('' Path of the Assassin''), with writer Kazuo Koike, 1978–1984 * '' Kawaite sōrō'', with writer Kazuo Koike, 1981–82

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kojima, Goseki 1928 births 2000 deaths Manga artists from Mie Prefecture Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductees People from Yokkaichi Gekiga creators 20th-century Japanese people