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Samurai Executioner (8 volumes)

Samurai Executor, Vol. 8

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Tambores de despedida – Num dia de calor excruciante, em que a prisão está à beira de um colapso, sai o anúncio de que um prisioneiro será executado.

Expressões da vida e da morte – Homens assistem e reagem a uma execução.

Indícios de outono – Numa pescaria, um velho mostra a Asaemon Yamada os limites da vida e da morte.

As balsas de Gyotoku – Uma condenada pede ao Samurai Executor que entregue seu cabelo a um barqueiro.

Casal de jittemono – Shinko vira jittemono e passa a atuar ao lado de seu marido, Sakajiro.

Junte os dois e não sobrará nada – Shinko e Sakajiro quase perdem um prisioneiro por conta de uma brincadeira.

Tosse – Uma epidemia de tosse toma conta de Edo.

Unhas do sexto dia – Uma condenada pede para cortar as unhas antes de morrer.

384 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

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About the author

Kazuo Koike

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Kazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.

Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.

Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.

Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.

Kazuo Koike started the Gekika Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.

In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga.

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