Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
"Kozure Ôkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma" (original title)

In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

Director:

Kenji Misumi

Writers:

Kazuo Koike (story), Goseki Kojima (story),

Stars:

Tomisaburô Wakayama, Gô Katô, Yûko Hama

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomisaburô Wakayama	...	Ogami Itto
Gô Katô	...	Magomura Kanbei
Yûko Hama	...	Koshio Torizo / Miura Tori
Isao Yamagata	...	Sawatari Genba
Michitaro Mizushima	...	Itakura Naizen-no-Sho
Ichirô Nakatani	...	Yagyu Samurai
Akihiro Tomikawa	...	Ogami Daigoro
Sayoko Katô	...	Omatsu
Jun Hamamura	...	Miura Tatewaki
Daigo Kusano	...	Kuchiki Rokubei
Toshiya Wazaki	...	Ikiji Samon
Hiroshi Nawa	...	Monkumatsu
Sakai Umezu
Saburô Date	...	Swift-style swordsman
Hatsuo Yamaya

Storyline

In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | martial arts | katana sword | duel | third part | 

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Taglines:

Then they threw an army at him, and he threw it back... a piece at a time

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

April 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby Cart

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katsu Production Co. Ltd., Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 83 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

User Reviews

Not the best in the series

This series has its ups and occasional downs, and the latter is the case, here. There's an agreeable amount of spatter, with an inventive implementation of the Baby Cart's weapons, but the editing film is a seriously disjointed, the film-making itself rougher than usual. At times, the action slows to a crawl as the camera follows the wordless wanderings of the "cub," who nearly gets lost early on. All in all, disappointment.

That said, there's a spaghetti eastern quality to the music and action that may win the approval of dedicated viewers. This installment spends much of its time following the minor misadventures of the little boy, who begins to stare into the abyss of death his father opened for him.