Tomisaburo Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama
In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 10, 2003
Stats: 217 reviews
It's hard to say the violence here is gratuitous, since this is a samurai movie. Lots of flying body parts and squirting blood. Aside from that the plot played more like a series and less like a movie. But then again, that it is!
the first in the series of lone wolf and cub, the story of a shogun's executioner forced to flee with his infant son after the murder of his wife. he takes work as a hired assassin, with baby cart in tow, until he can seek revenge. lots of fun, blood and child endangerment!
Such a kick-ass movie that it A L M O S T rivals Yojimbo as my favorite samurai movie. Sword of Vengeance has some sword fights that are gruesome, bloody and beautiful as well as a Shaft-like (the original, not that shitty remake) sex scene. The kid (Cub) is cute as hell in a bab...( read more)
Awesome samurai classic. Gore aplenty. Great fight scenes and a better story than most samurai movies. Spawned 5 great sequels.
Fantastic, lots of blood and great killings, one film that can enjoyed over and over again. It is a film with lots of raw energy and cool moments.
Stylish film about an assasin for hire. Plus his kid is along for the ride. Lots of arterial spray. Very bloody.
This is the kind of films that make me love the japanese cinema more and more.
There is, one of the best samurai flick ever made, with all the key elements like sword fights, blood, gore, female sumission and the vengeance as the trigger of all the plot.
Itto Ogami is one o...( read more)
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