Lone Wolf and Cub #2
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1972 • Japan
In this exploitation-cinema classic, which took the action and graphic violence of the LONE WOLF AND CUB series to delirious new heights, Itto Ogami and Daigoro continue their quest for vengeance through meifumado, the spiritual way of “demons and damnation,” pursued constantly by the Shadow Yagyu clan and the shogun's spies.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub #3
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1972 • JapanUnfolding in an idyllic countryside that contrasts sharply with the violence that occurs within it, the third LONE WOLF AND CUB film follows Itto Ogami and Daigoro as they continue their journey and stumble upon a crime scene involving...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub #4
Directed by Buichi Saito • 1972 • JapanIn this distinctly lowbrow entry in the LONE WOLF AND CUB series, Itto Ogami is hired by the Owari clan to assassinate a tattooed woman who is killing her enemies and cutting off their topknots. Meanwhile, Daigoro is separated from his...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the L...
Lone Wolf and Cub #5
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1973 • JapanBalancing physical action with Buddhist musings on life and death, the most spiritual of the LONE WOLF AND CUB films finds Ogami's combat skills put to the test by five different warrior-messengers.
