Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Original title: Kozure Ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru

19721972
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1h 24m

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7.7/10

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Action Adventure

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

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

- Kenji Misumi
- Kazuo Koike(manga)
- Goseki Kojima(manga)
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Trivia
Footage from the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films (Sword of Vengeance and Baby Cart on the River Styx) from 1972 (Japan) would years later be re-edited into an American film called Shogun Assassin (1980). This merger of the two films would go on to earn its place in American pop culture as one of the most notorious exploitation films of the early 80s.

Goofs
After disposing of the ronin on the village, Ogami collects Daigoro, places him the cart and leaves the village. He is not seen to re-assemble the hidden weaponry in the cart.

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

Alternate versions
The 1999 UK video was cut by 6 secs by the BBFC to edit a scene where a woman is stripped topless, and the Artsmagic DVD featured the same print. The 2009 Eureka release (featured in the "Lone Wolf & Cub Collection") is fully uncut.

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Edited into Shogun Assassin (1980)

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9/10

Beautiful, disturbing, bloody & touching.

I hold true to my summary. Beautiful. I belive that the cinematography is excellent in perspective and atmosphere. Disturbing. There is a rape scene which is not gratuitous in its presentation but is nevertheless disturbing. Bloody. It is a samuri/swordplay film after all. Touching. There is a gruff honor about this film that I truly appreciated. The ideas of duty, honor, disgrace and vengence meet here. If you like the genre I think that you will like this movie.

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