Japanese Films - Lone Wolf and Cub

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub: Collector's Edition Boxed Set Kenji Misumi/Yoshiyuki Kuroda/Buichi Saito This action-packed boxed set includes all six films from the legendary samurai film series Lone Wolf and Cub. The series chronicles the adventures of a masterless samurai who has fallen from grace and fears a death at the hands of assassins. Wandering the Japanese countryside with his young son in tow, the Ronin fights to preserve his honor. Includes Sword of Vengeance (Kenji Misumi, 1972, 83 mins.), Baby Cart at the River Styx (Kenji Misumi, 1972, 81 mins.), Baby Cart to Hades (Kenji Misumi, 1972, 89 mins.), White Heaven in Hell (Yoshiyuki Kuroda, 1974, 83 mins.), In Peril (Buichi Saito, 1972, 81 mins.), and Baby Cart in Land of Demons (Kenji Misumi, 1973, 89 mins.). 6-DVD set. Letterboxed. In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1972-1974, 507 mins. DVD $169

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Misumi Kenji As they stalk the countryside of Japan, Ogami gives his infant son Daigoro a terrible choice between a red ball and a sword. To choose the ball means that Daigoro will join his mother in the Void; to choose the sword means he will join his Ronin father, a samurai without a master, in a blood-soaked journey that must end in revenge and death. In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1972, 83 mins. DVD $44.95

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Misumi Kenji More Samurai graphic violence and sex in this journey of terror along a river of blood! The Yagyu clan has murdered Ogami Itto's wife and stripped him of his position of Official Shogunate Second. Now Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro wander the countryside as the hired assassins known as Lone Wolf and Cub, bent on the desire for revenge upon the Yagyu. In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1972, 81 mins. DVD $44.95

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Misumi Kenji Ogami Itto, the official shogunate executioner, is falsely acused of treason and his wife is murdered by the evil Yagyu clan. He now travels the countryside of Japan with his infant son Daigoro accepting jobs as the paid assassins called "Lone Wolf and Cub." He cares for only one thing besides his son: revenge. Based on the successful comic book series. With Wakiyama Tomisaburo as Ogami Itto. "…stunning visual ballet of violence and bloodletting" (Leonard Maltin). Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1972, 89 mins. DVD $44.95

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Buichi Saito Ogami Itto faces his greatest challenge yet: he has been hired to kill Oyuki, tattooed mistress of the martial arts. While searching for Oyuki, Daigor and Itto are separated and Daigor meets Yagyu Gunbei, master swordsman and loser of the duel which won Ogami his position as chief executioner. A duel between the Lone Wolf and his nemesis ensues. Bound by his own code, Ogami must carry out his mission. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1972, 81 mins. DVD $44.95

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons Misumi Kenji Retainers of the Kuroda Clan seek out Ogami Itto, the former Shogunite executioner, to enlist his aid in saving the Clan. Even though the retired Kuroda's true successor is his son, Lord Matsumaru, Kuroda is so besotted with his mistress that he is determined to have her daughter succeed him, passing off the daughter as a boy. Jikei, a high priest Shogunate spy, has been entrusted with Kuroda's plan. Only Ogami has the skill to kill him. Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1973, 89 mins. DVD $44.95

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven and Hell Yoshiyuki Kuroda The final entry in the Lone Wolf and Cub series sees Yagyu Retsudo, Lord of the Shadow-Yagyu Clan, who framed Ogami Itto, dispatching his daughter Kaoru to eliminate the Lone Wolf and Cub. Outnumbered thousands to one, Ogami must face and defeat them all in order to survive. In Japanese with English subtitles. Japan, 1974, 84 mins. DVD $44.95