Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

01/15/1972 (JP) • 1h 23m

Drama, Action, Adventure

Overview

In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

Top Billed Cast

Fumio Watanabe

Bizennokami Yagyû

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Kurando Yagyû

Asao Uchida

Kenmotsu Sugito

Taketoshi Naitō

Ichige Gyobu

Yoshi Katō

Danjô Tonami

Reiko Kasahara

Crazy Woman

Akihiro Tomikawa

Ogami Daigoro


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Part of the Lone Wolf and Cub Collection

Includes Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japan

assassin

samurai

chambara

jidaigeki

edo period

chanbara

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