Shogun Assassin (1980) Film Summary
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
Shogun Assassin (1980) Movie Review
In a time of evil and tyranny a stone-faced ronin wanders the countryside with his young son (and a weapon-filled baby cart) hunted by the merciless minions of an evil Shogun. Once a noble samurai he is now the most feared assassin in Japan now known only as Lone Wolf. System Requirements: Running Time 85 Mins.
In the 19th century in Japan, a lone ronin warrior named LoneWolf and his son travel across the countryside to fight off deadly ninja assassins so he can avenge the death of his beloved wife. A powerful shogun sends out minions to kill Lonewolf but can the one-man army deal with all of them himself?One of the most violent and goriest movies of all time! This Japanese-American production is actually three films from the Japanese series “LoneWolf and Cub” into one movie and dubbed into English. A definite favorite of Quentin Tarantino as he used this movie as an inspiration to his “Kill Bill” movies, it’s an entertaining and gory-as-hell is a visual action feast with some laughable English dubbing but the action is non-stop with heads being split open, slicing and dicing etc. I can see why this has got a cult following, you gotta see it to believe it.
Shogun Assassin (1980) Movie TrailerShogun Assassin (1980) Movie Cast & CrewDirected by Robert Houston,Screenplay by Robert Houston David Weisman Kazuo Koike,Based on Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike Goseki Kojima,Produced by Shintaro Katsu Hisaharu Matsubara David Weisman,Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama Kayo Mautso Akiji Kobayashi,Cinematography Chishi Makiura,Edited by Lee Percy,Music by W. Michael Lewis Mark Lindsay,Production company Katsu,Distributed by New World Pictures,Release date November 11, 1980 (United States),Running time 90 minutes,Countries Japan United States, Language English.
