Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972·Japan·83 min.
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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.
DirectorKenji Misumi
MusicHideaki Sakurai
CinematographyChisi Makiura
CastTomisaburô Wakayama·Fumio Watanabe·Tomoko Mayama·Shigeru Tsuyuguchi·Asao Uchida·Taketoshi Naitô·Yoshi Kato·Reiko Kasahara·Akihiro Tomikawa·Go Kato·Yuko Hamada·Keiko Fujita·Isao Yamagata·Ichirô Nakae·Michitaro Mizushima·Saburo DateShow all
Original titleKozure Ôkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru