Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

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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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

Action

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

1972

Director:

Kenji Misumi

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Company:

Katsu Production,

TOHO

Cast:
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Ogami Itto

Fumio Watanabe

Bizennokami Yagyû

Tomoko Mayama

Osen

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Kurando Yagyû

Asao Uchida

Kenmotsu Sugito

Crew:
Kenji Misumi

Director

Kazuo Koike

Screenplay

Shintarō Katsu

Producer

Hisaharu Matsubara

Producer

Hideaki Sakurai

Original Music Composer