Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

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83 min - Action | Drama - 23 August 1973 (USA)

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The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tomisaburô Wakayama	...	Ogami Itto
	Fumio Watanabe	...	Sugito
	Tomoko Mayama	...	Osen (whore)
	Shigeru Tsuyuguchi	...	Matsuki Junai
	Tomoo Uchida	...	Goto
	Taketoshi Naitô	...	Inspector Yagyu Bizen-no-Kami
	Yoshi Katô
	Yoshiko Fujita
	Reiko Kasahara	...	Azami
	Akihiro Tomikawa	...	Daigoro
	Kauji Sokiyamo
	Teruo Matsuyama
	Toshiya Wazaki
	Michimaro Otabe
	Saburô Date

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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous

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Action | Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

23 August 1973 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Okami - Das Schwert der Rache See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katsu Production Co. Ltd., Toho Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 83 min | Australia: 80 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Quotes

Ogami Itto: I am the Second designated by the Shogunate... Ogami Itto.
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Connections

Spoofed in Getting Any? (1994) See more »

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Kozure ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru (original title)

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