Kozure Ôkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma (1972)

Director:

Kenji Misumi

Writers:

Kazuo Koike (story) and
Goseki Kojima (story) ...

Release Date:

April 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to...

Plot Keywords:

Yakuza | Decapitation | Sequel | Torture | Baby Cart

Cast

Tomisaburo Wakayama	...	Ogami Itto
Go Kato	...	Magomura Kanbei
Yuko Hamada	...	Torizo
Isao Yamagata	...	Endo Genba
Michitaro Mizushima	...	Asada Junai
Ichirô Nakatani
Akihiro Tomikawa	...	Daigoro
Sayoko Kato
Jun Hamamura	...	Miura Tatewaki
Daigo Kusano
Toshiya Wazaki
Hiroshi Nawa
Sakai Umezu
Saburo Date	...	Swift-style swordsman
Hatsuo Yamaya

Also Known As:

Baby Cart (USA)
Baby Cart in Hades
Lend a Child (USA)
Lend an Army (USA)
Lightning Swords of Death (USA) (new title)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (USA)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Perambulator Against the Winds of Death (literal English title)
Lupine Wolf (USA) (video title)
Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death (USA) (DVD title)
Sword of Vengeance, Part III

Runtime:

89 min | USA:83 min (edited version)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (original rating) (1974) | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (special edition) | Australia:R (original rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Katsu Production Co. Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Probably the strongest Babycart *possible spoilers*

This one and "Peril" are by far my favorites. In the opening scenes we see Ogami wipe out three ninja and it must be seen to be believed. I particularly liked the character development in this film. Itto meets Magomura Kanbei, a disgraced ronin much like himself. It appears Kanbei has a death wish and the reason is uncertain until the end of the movie. He is a very interesting character. Ogami is tortured by yakuza to save a prostitute who killed a pimp in self defense and this is how he is led to his next commission. Great story, and action that is second to none. His quick draw in one scene is so fast I swore the film was sped up. Well, it wasn't. The man is that good. Another plus, there's Hamada Yuko. She is one good-looking woman. This is a very enjoyable movie that can be viewed many times and it never gets old.