Shogun Assassin
1980 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · 77% critics
After a powerful ruler turns paranoid, a loyal warrior is targeted and loses everything that matters. With a small child in tow, he travels from place to place, taking dangerous jobs and cutting through relentless attackers while pursuing a single-minded path of revenge.
Based on Lone Wolf and Cub
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-11-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (192 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want fast, over-the-top samurai action with constant bloodshed and a rough, pulpy vibe, like the Lone Wolf and Cub films; Not for you if you want subtle drama or realistic violence.
Pros: nonstop sword-fight action; cult grindhouse energy; memorable narration | Cons: extreme gore throughout; choppy re-edited feel; cheesy dubbing at times
Themes
- revenge
- ninja
- female ninja
- shogun
Cast & crew
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Ogami Itto
Akihiro Tomikawa
as Daigoro Ogami
Kayo Matsuo
as Supreme Ninja
Minoru Ōki
as Master of Death
Shin Kishida
as Master of Death
- SN
Shogen Nitta
as Master of Death
Reiko Kasahara
as Azami
Akiji Kobayashi
as Lord Kurogawa
Taketoshi Naitō
as Lord Bizen
- TO
Tokio Oki
as The Shogun
Directed by Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi