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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Movie
1972
1h 23m
Japanese
Drama, Action
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.
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7.8
IMDB
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
78

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Directed By: Kenji Misumi
Written By: Kazuo Koike (Screenplay), Goseki Kojima (Original Story)

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Nosnevets says...
8 months ago
Extremely well executed. Beautiful in every shot and intentional in every moment. https://boxd.it/2IvZ8z
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juliosoft says...
10 months ago
this samurai one with blood and vengeance has been good
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
Kozure Ōkami - Lone Wolf and Cub 01 Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-sword-of-vengeance-1972 02 Kozure Ōkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx) (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-at-the-river-styx-1972 03 Kozure Ōkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades) (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-to-hades-1972 04 Kozure Ōkami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoro (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril) (1972) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-in-peril-1972 05 Kozure Ōkami: Meifumado (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons) (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-in-the-land-of-demons-1973 06 Kozure Ōkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! Daigoro (Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell) (1974) https://trakt.tv/movies/lone-wolf-and-cub-white-heaven-in-hell-1974
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jekyl6669 says...
7 years ago
Just plain awesome. Wakayama plays such a badass in the midst of all the fittingly cartoon violence. A great Ronin character is set up here.
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drqshadow
8/10  5 years ago
After being framed for treason and losing his wife to an after-hours assault, a former state executioner seeks revenge as a ronin, walking the dusty trails of rural Japan with his three-year-old son in tow. The hallmarks of a generic '70s samurai/kung fu movie are all over this one, from the exp More
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