[Japanese] Lone Wolf and cub

Subject: [Japanese] Lone Wolf and cub Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:45 am

Quote :: Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼 ,Kozure Ōkami?) is a well-known gekiga or manga created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.

Lone Wolf and Cub chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's executioner who uses a Dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan, he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigoro, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub".

6 movies (later made into one, known as 'Shogun Assasin', but its was no more than a compilation of the earlier 6)

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1) Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972
2) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972
3) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades aka Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death 1972
4) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril aka Shogun Assassin 3:Slashing Blades of Carnage 1972
5) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons aka Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold 1973
6) Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell aka Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell 1974
1+2+3+4+5+6-->7) Shogun Assassin 1980 [English language release]

Subject: Re: [Japanese] Lone Wolf and cub Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:34 pm

no one seen this? its a must see yess

Subject: Re: [Japanese] Lone Wolf and cub Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:48 pm

Doesn't look bad at all but....
Isn't there too much kung fu and/or sword fighting in it? I'm asking because these are generally not too much my cup of it
But else, it looks good, I have to search for them Smile

Subject: Re: [Japanese] Lone Wolf and cub Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:50 pm

def. not too much, a nice balance
but it IS about samurai, ronin, bandits, etc so a lot of sword shit will be in there
above all, this is part of movie history

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