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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Genre : Drama, Action

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Kenji Misumi
Writer : Kazuo Koike

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû
Tomoko Mayama
Tomoko Mayama
Osen
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû
Asao Uchida
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Ichige Gyobu
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Danjô Tonami
Keiko Fujita
Keiko Fujita
Azami Ogami
Reiko Kasahara
Reiko Kasahara
Crazy Woman
Akihiro Tomikawa
Akihiro Tomikawa
Ogami Daigoro
Kôji Sekiyama
Kôji Sekiyama
Kanbei
Teruo Matsuyama
Teruo Matsuyama
Monnosuke
Shunya Wazaki
Shunya Wazaki
Horii
Michimaro Otabe
Michimaro Otabe
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Official Envoy
Ryûtarô Gomi
Ryûtarô Gomi
Kyôichi Satô
Kyôichi Satô
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Kōji Fujiyama
Kōji Fujiyama
Jun Takigawa
Jun Takigawa
Hisao Hamita
Hisao Hamita
Shigami Tanba
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Tokio Oki
Tokio Oki
Tadashi Iwata
Tadashi Iwata
Yûsaku Terashima
Yûsaku Terashima
Manabu Morita
Manabu Morita
Omi
Yûji Hamada
Yûji Hamada
Hajime Koshikawa
Hajime Koshikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Goro Kumon
Goro Kumon
Shōji Mori
Shōji Mori
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Kôji Uehara
Kôji Uehara
Tamotsu Fujiharu
Tamotsu Fujiharu
Jun Soloni
Jun Soloni
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Bereaved Woman's Servant
Shinji Nunome
Shinji Nunome
Iwao Kasumi
Iwao Kasumi
Kazuo Mortuchi
Kazuo Mortuchi
Jinichiro Ando
Jinichiro Ando
Kazuo Ôbayashi
Kazuo Ôbayashi
Yoshumitsu Shimonura
Yoshumitsu Shimonura
Kazuyo Yanaka
Kazuyo Yanaka
Massmi Koshiomon
Massmi Koshiomon
Chizu Kobayashi
Chizu Kobayashi
Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Narrator
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Retsudô Yagyû

Crews

Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Director
Kazuo Koike
Kazuo Koike
Screenplay
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Hisaharu Matsubara
Hisaharu Matsubara
Producer
Hideaki Sakurai
Hideaki Sakurai
Original Music Composer
Toshio Taniguchi
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Chikashi Makiura
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Kazuo Koike
Kazuo Koike
Original Story
Goseki Kojima
Goseki Kojima
Original Story
Hiroshi Mima
Hiroshi Mima
Lighting Technician
Tsuchitarô Hayashi
Tsuchitarô Hayashi
Sound Recordist
Eiichi Kusumoto
Eiichi Kusumoto
Fight Choreographer
Mitsuaki Tsuji
Mitsuaki Tsuji
Assistant Director
Toru Kurashima
Toru Kurashima
Sound Effects

Trailers and other movies

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