Director: Kenji Misumi
Producer: Shintarō Katsu, Hisaharu Matsubara
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.
83 min
Rating: 7.415/10
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Top Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû
Tomoko Mayama
Osen
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito
Taketoshi Naitō
Ichige Gyobu
Movie Info
Director: Kenji Misumi
Producer: Shintarō Katsu, Hisaharu Matsubara
Production Companies: Katsu Production, TOHO
Countries: Japan
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