Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô (1973)

Director:

Kenji Misumi

Writers:

Kazuo Koike (writer)
Tsutomu Nakamura (writer)

Release Date:

24 August 2005 (France)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Once he agrees to kill, nothing can stand in his way.

Plot:

Fifth film in the Lone Wolf & Cub Series. 5 warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each has 1/5th of Ogami's...

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Based On Comic | Dark Hero | Samurai Warrior | Sword

Cast

Tomisaburo Wakayama	...	Ogami Itto
Michiyo Ookusu	...	Shiranui (as Michiyo Yasuda)
Akihiro Tomikawa	...	Daigoro
Shingo Yamashiro	...	Lord Kurdoa Naritaka
Tomomi Sato	...	Quick Change Oyô
Akira Yamauchi	...	Ayabe Ukon, messenger #1
Hideji Ôtaki	...	Mogami Shusuke, messenger #2
Taketoshi Naitô	...	Mawatara Hachiro, messenger #3
Fujio Suga	...	Kikuchi Yamon, messenger #4
Rokko Toura	...	Sazare Kanbei, messenger #5
Yoshi Katô
Ritsu Ishiyama
Hiroshi Tanaka
Michima Otabe
Koji Fujiyama	...	Tomekichi the moll

Also Known As:

Baby Cart at the River Styx (USA) (video title)
Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Crossroads to Hell (literal English title)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (USA) (DVD title)
Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold (USA) (DVD box title)
Sword of Vengeance V

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Australia:MA

Company:

Toho Company

Movie Connections:

Follows Kozure Ôkami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoro (1972)

Another Great Chapter In The Fascinating Saga

"Baby Cart in Land of Demons" is the 5th film in the popular series, and it is as good (and interesting) as any of the other films. In this episode, Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama) is hired to kill a crazy swordsman. In addition, he has another great confrontation with the sneaky Yagyu clan, who still want him dead. Even more interesting is the subplot about Daigoro, Oggi's son. Daigoro befriends a young woman who makes her living hustling people. The child's understanding of what he needs to do in order to survive suggests that his father's life style has had an impact on the child. I'm not exactly sure what was the purpose of the subplot, but I liked how we get to see more of Daigoro; this secondary story allows the viewer to see how Oggi's son deals with his father's strange legacy. If you are familiar with the series, I do not have to tell you that the movie is very stylish, entertaining and gory.