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Plot: A shogun master turns against lone wolf, his faithful head-cutting samurai servant. Lone wolf is forced into battle against the shogun, the shogun's son, and a host of shogun ninja warriors....
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MCT:May 18, 2008Based on the life of Lone Wolf and Cub, Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro. This is one episode in a series of films, although this is the only one I've ever seen.
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MCT:April 13, 2008
An excellent Japanese film that indulges in excess, fantastic action and blood thirsty fighting with a good story.
Kill Bill owes everything to this movie! -
MCT:March 31, 2008
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.
This is an awesome samurai film that has been formed from several films originally made in Japan, only to be brought over to America, cut and dubbed to have become a violent classic samurai film for western audiences.
The story surrounds a lone samurai, a ronin, who travels around with his son in a cradle, only to be constantly attacked by warriors enlisted by a shogun who wishes him to be dead.
This lone samurai is known as Lone Wolf and is one of the most skilled samurai who has ever lived of course. His blade easily kills almost any one he crosses, and the cradle his son travels in also functions as a weapons storage.
This movie is about 80 minutes long, and is packed with action. And the action is great. It is very stylized, clearly having influenced later films, namely Kill Bill Vol. 1, with the way the blood splatters all over. This film is also responsible for influencing a wide range of media including the rap group The Wu-Tang Clan.
The whole film is very enjoyable, even the dubbing, which I usually don't like, but here it is perfectly fitting.
Master of Death: [his jugular fatally slashed] Your technique is magnificent. When cut across the neck, a sound like wailing winter winds is heard, they say. I'd always hoped to cut someone like that someday, to hear that sound. But to have it happen to my own neck is ridiculous. -
MCT:March 22, 2008
An edit of the first few Lone Wolf and Cub movies. A little choppy (no pun intended), but still lots of fun. I'd still recommend the full versions of these films, but if you want to see what the fuss is all about. . .
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MCT:February 24, 2008
I love Japanese cinema. This is a great intro to it. If you wanna know where Tarantino got his ideas for Kill Bill watch this.
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MCT:January 31, 2008Classic samurai film. It is easy to see the influences that this film has on many other films being released years and years later.
Unlike many other classic kung fu style movies, this film puts more emphasis on the story rather than the martial arts action. That's not to say that this film lacks action. In fact, there is just as much action in here as in many other martial arts films. The Japanese style is just a little different from the Chinese. In this film you get the quick hack and slash battles rather than the long drawn out kung fu fights. While this isn't a huge disappointment, the quick kills just aren't as visually pleasing as a well choreographed kung fu sequence. Of course, people have different tastes, so this style of action may be all you desire.
The actual plot is pretty simple, but for a movie like this it seems really deep. The narration by the kid is great and the cinematography is quite good. There are only a few parts that are a little boring.
You may have heard about the banning of this movie. When you watch this, you will known why. This film is not afraid to hold back on anything. You have violence that is still comparable with movies released decades later. Blood shoots out all over the place and body parts are sliced and diced. Heck, this film even has nudity.
The acting isn't anything special. All I have to say is that it is similar to most other kung fu classics. As far as the characters go, Kayo Matsuo plays a beautiful female ninja and the three storms, I mean masters of death, are entertaining to see.
If there is a samurai film to see in your lifetime, this should be one to consider. Definitely an influential film.
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MCT:January 18, 2008This film is nothing more than a "collage" of the six "Lone Wolf and Cub" films. They chopped six 90 minute films into one. Check out the original series and don't waste your time here.
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MCT:January 12, 2008
this was easily one of the greatest movies i have ever seen, i love how it has that old sense of traditional martial arts movies with its own samurai core, also to add tygero, is the coolest baby eve
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MCT:November 24, 2007
This movie is just superb, violent, saturated colours, brilliant cuts, violation of cinematic rules, violation of the human body. Sweet.
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MCT:October 7, 2007
Blood. Swords. Blood. Blood. Swords. Prostitutes. Samurai. More Blood. Add a toddler in a pram and you have Shogun Assassin.
A samurai?s wife dies and he has to take care of his toddler son. After he quits his post as the Shogun?s executioner, he is hunted to be killed. He travels the countryside to keep his son safe. But samurai and ninja are on his heels.
Shogun Assassin is the Americanized edition of the six disc series of the Japanese films Lone Wolf and Cub. It has been editing from six discs down to two, the other is called Lightning Swords of Death.
If you like samurai movies with a lot of blood, check this one out, or the whole series. It is not as slow moving as most Japanese films. But it definitely has the Japanese feeling. -
MCT:October 6, 2007
A must see, hard to get a hold of the original as it was banned for the amount of Gore. However I believe that it has been re-released.
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MCT:September 28, 2007While a sort of 'Greatest Hits' of the first two 'Lone Wolf and Cub' movies, this really captures the samurai movie feel. Raw, violent, excessively bloody and just sooo damn cool. After this you gotta watch the 6 Lone Wolf films. Cinematic greatness for the strong of stomach. Unmissable. And if you've seen Kill Bill Volume 2, this is the movie 'The Bride' watches with her daughter at the end. A fitting reference. Great stuff!
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MCT:September 22, 2007
One of the greatest movies I have ever seen, it is two movies edited to make one and its been dubbed perfectly, 5 stars easily
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MCT:September 10, 2007
my fav kung fu flik...possibly fav movie..great movie the fight scenes the blood shed but yet it still made me laugh ...good times
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MCT:August 25, 2007
I really enjoyed this film. The boy is innocent and the father is just trying to look after his son. It's a very clever, witty and funny film with great scenes and characters.
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MCT:July 29, 2007
Honor, Revenge , and Blooodshed is equally balanced in this samurai classic. Action packed from beginning to end I honestly have to say this is one of my favorite films of all time....
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MCT:July 10, 2007
I loved seeing this at the Grindhouse Film Festival. Made me and my dad track down the Baby Cart films on DVD and go nuts with that. This may not be the ideal way to see the films, but it's not the kind of "compilation/re-edit" that ruins the content. The greatness of the two movies does shine through.
Funny story about this film, when I saw it at said Festival, the print was actually from the 80s. It was not restored (although I must say, it had not tinted at all, the colors were perfect and the lighting fantastic), it was covered in scratches...20 minutes into the film the reel breaks and the screen goes black. Being that this was at a "Grindhouse Film Festival"....the audience applauds. ;D -
MCT:July 9, 2007
This is the film that warped quentin tarintinos fragile little mind. Easilly one of the best films ever made!
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MCT:July 5, 2007
classic movie. may move a bit slowly for some viewers, but if you pay attention, the payoff is worth it.
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MCT:June 26, 2007
This western release is actually two films cobbled together, and has enjoyed notoriety because of it's "video nasty" reputation. There is a lot of blood, but the violence is comparatively cartoon-like (although the scene involving the female assassins proving their worth is rather grim!) It has some nice imagery, and there is actually a modicum of sensitivity in the relationship between the samurai and his son but it does suffer from it's schizophrenic roots; some scenes make little sense and the narrative is sporadic. It's good, but I'd much rather see both films individually in their original format.
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