Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 7.2 · 83% critics
A wandering assassin and his young child are drawn into a dangerous job that comes with only fragments of the payment and the information needed to finish it. As multiple skilled fighters close in and competing contracts collide, the pair must navigate shifting loyalties and escalating threats to survive.
Based on Lone Wolf and Cub
Also known as Lone Wolf and Cub 5: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons · Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold · Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Land of Demons
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Details
- Original title
- 子連れ狼 冥府魔道
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-08-11
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (137 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slower, more thoughtful chapter with tense confrontations and moral gray areas, similar to Shogun Assassin or Lady Snowblood; Not for you if you want nonstop action and a simple story.
Pros: more deliberate, pensive tone; standout child focus; nuanced character shading | Cons: less visceral action; tangled, confusing plot; slower pace overall
Themes
- martial arts
- japan
- assassin
- samurai
- chambara
- based on manga
- jidaigeki
- chanbara
Cast & crew
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Ogami Itto
Michiyo Yasuda
as Shiranui
Akihiro Tomikawa
as Ogami Daigoro
Shingo Yamashiro
as Sazare Kanbei
Tomomi Satō
as Quick Change
Akira Yamanouchi
as Shinnoji Senzo
Hideji Ōtaki
as Abbot Jikei
Fujio Suga
as Tsukude Sozaemon
Taketoshi Naitō
as Mawatari Hachiro
Rokkō Toura
as Ayabe Ukon
Directed by Kenji Misumi