Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Name: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 15 Jan 1972
Rating: 7.40
Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Uchida

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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 been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

Release: Jan 15, 1972

Runtime: 83 minutes

Language: 日本語

Studio: Katsu Production, TOHO

Country: Japan

Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Uchida, Taketoshi Naitō

Crew: Kenji Misumi (Director), Kazuo Koike (Screenplay), Hideaki Sakurai (Original Music Composer), Hisaharu Matsubara (Producer), Toshio Taniguchi (Editor), Shintarō Katsu (Producer)

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