Path of the Assassin, Volume 4: The Man Who Altered the River's Flow

by Kazuo Koike

Overview

War! Ninjas! Love! Political intrigue! It's all packed into Path of the Assassin. Drafted by classic samurai manga creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, Path of the Assassin is the story of a young shogun on his way to unite Japan, and the trusty ninja assigned to protect him. Be it in crafty maneuverings of war, political push and pull, or bedroom adventures, young Hattori Hanzo will not be kept from his duties.

Path of the Assassin packs historical fiction and fine art in yet another classic samurai series from Dark Horse.

• 18+ content advisory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630080266
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	11/19/2014
Series:	Path of the Assassin Series , #4
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	165 MB
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About the Author

Kazuo Koike is 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. 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.