Based on the gekiga (graphic novels) by Takao Saitō, Golgo 13 depicts the exploits of high-priced hitman Duke Togo, which play out like a James Bond movie: cool gadgets, beautiful women ...

"Golgo 13" started its run in 1968 in Shogakukan Inc.’s Big Comic manga anthology. Its eponymous protagonist, aka Duke Togo, is a professional assassin for hire of unknown nationality who will ...

Takao Saito, a cartoonist widely known for his popular manga series “Golgo 13,” died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 24. He was 84. Shogakukan Inc., which publishes the manga magazine Big ...