A plot by the scheming and treachorous Yagyu clan, leaves Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama)and his three year old son as outlaws to Shogunate. Once the Kogi Kaishakunin and the feared executioner of the Shogun, he now wanders the Japanese countryside as an assasin for hire, swearing eternal vengence on the Yagyu.
Based on the manga, Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, the film is the first in a series of six. Inspite of the intense sword fights with splayed limbs and splurting blood, the film has a calmness to it. Plus it gives the viewer a excellent picture of the life, times and poltical layout of Japan during the Shogunate era. So watch the film or pick up the manga, if you dare venture down meifumadō...
Rating: * * * +
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