Kojima Goseki's art would lend itself to a really nice looking sculpt. AND it could still look like a real person. His art style is of an older vintage than some of the newer, ultra-slick, stylized stuff that most people associate with Japanese comics. The supporting or incidental characters can be kind of caricatured or cartoony, but Ogami Itto himself is a steely-eyed killing machine.
And to me, the
real Lone Wolf and Cub are the comic versions. I'd like to see the movies someday, but Kojima's art makes this series-- he's the best storyteller in comics, period-- and I'd prefer to see a figure that honors the original inspiration.