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Shogun Assassin (1980)

R 85 min  -  Action | Adventure  -   11 November 1980 (USA)
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Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Houston

Writers:

Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama ...
Kayo Matsuo Kayo Matsuo ...
Minoru Oki Minoru Oki ...
Master of Death (as Minoru Ohki)
Akiji Kobayashi Akiji Kobayashi ...
Master of Death (as Shoji Kobayashi)
Shin Kishida Shin Kishida ...
Master of Death
Akihiro Tomikawa Akihiro Tomikawa ...
Daigoro (as Masahiro Tomikawa)
Lamont Johnson Lamont Johnson ...
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Marshall Efron ...
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Sandra Bernhard ...
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Vic Davis Vic Davis ...
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Lennie Weinrib Lennie Weinrib ...
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Lainie Cooke Lainie Cooke ...
Voice (voice) (as Lainie Cook)
Sam Weisman ...
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Mark Lindsay Mark Lindsay ...
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Robert Houston ...
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Storyline

Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile. The Shogun sought to destroy all those who might stand to oppose his rule, and so he sent his ninja spies to the samurai's home. The ninjas failed to kill the samurai, but did kill his beloved wife. From then on, the samurai swore on his honor to seek out the Shogun and avenge the death of his love. The samurai roams the countryside with his toddler son taking on mercenary work for money until the final battle with the Shogun's three Masters of Death. Written by William Pagan <ny952696@pacevm.dac.pace.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Samurai | Lone Wolf | Ninja | Death | Japan  | See more »

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it's impossible to keep a body count! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

A sógun orgyilkosa See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote the music with W. Michael Lewis. The performing credit is listed as "The Wonderland Philharmonic." "Wonderland" refers to the house that Lindsay lived in at one time. However, music cues from the original "Kozure Ôkami" films are also used. See more »

Quotes

Voice of Daigoro: When we're on a mission, I keep count of how many ninja my father kills. He says not to keep count, only to pray for their souls. But if I don't keep count, I don't know how many souls to pray for. So I keep count. So far it's three hundred and forty-two.
[three ninja women ambush Lone Wolf. He swiftly kills them]
Voice of Daigoro: Three hundred and forty... five.
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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) See more »