- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 7.03
- Peak run
- 1972’73
- 7+ run
- 6 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Kazuo by the numbers
Average
7.03
14 rated films
Vote weighted
7.06
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
30y
1972 to 2001
Total votes
99.9K
across every film
Best
7.9
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Worst
6.4
Crying Freeman
Newest first
Filmography
| 2001 | The Princess Blade | 5.6 | 3,148 |
| 1995 |  Crying Freeman | 6.4 | 14,584 |
| 1990 | The Dragon from Russia | · | 560 |
| 1980 |  Shogun Assassin | 7.3 | 12,174 |
| 1974 | Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell | 7.3 | 4,826 |
| 1974 | Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance | 6.3 | 4,929 |
| 1974 | Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | 6.5 | 1,088 |
| 1973 | Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight | · | 877 |
| 1973 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons | 7.5 | 5,151 |
| 1973 |  Lady Snowblood | 7.6 | 19,518 |
| 1973 | Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | 6.9 | 1,472 |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | 6.5 | 2,139 |
| 1972 |  Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | 7.6 | 9,974 |
| 1972 |  Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | 7.9 | 7,605 |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | 7.5 | 6,271 |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | 7.5 | 5,539 |
Better together?
Kazuo Koike's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Kazuo Koike
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