Kazuo Koike
is a Japanese manga artist. He made his professional debut in 1982 in "Shōnen Sunday", after which he was chosen by Kazuo Koike to illustrate the continuation of "Lone Wolf and Cub", "Shin Lone Wolf and Cub". Mori is best known for his manga adaptation of Kenichi Sakemi's historical novel "Bokkō", which was then adapted as the movie "A Battle of Wits". Mori received the 1995 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for "Bokkō". His other works include "Umizuru" and "Aozora Shot", and the illustrations for "Kajō" (written by Kazuo Koike). In 2013, published "Shishi", a manga based on the life of Miyamoto Musashi.