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6.9A 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.
Released: 1980-11-1185 minDir: Robert HoustonAction, Adventure
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Cast
- 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
- Shogen Nitta as Master of Death
Themes
- revenge
- ninja
- female ninja
- shogun
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Lone Wolf and Cub
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Screenwriter
- Kazuo Koike
- Cast member
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Composer
- Mark Lindsay
- Producer
- Robert Houston
- Production company
- Toho
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 211406
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-11-07
- title
- Shogun Assassin
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 6.8/10
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