Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
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.
Top Billed Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû
Tomoko Mayama
Osen
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito
Featured Crew
Kenji Misumi
Director
Kazuo Koike
Screenplay
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Hisaharu Matsubara
Producer
Hideaki Sakurai
Original Music Composer
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Kazuo Koike
Comic Book
Goseki Kojima
Graphic Novel Illustrator
Hiroshi Mima
Lighting Technician
Tsuchitarō Hayashi
Sound Recordist
Eiichi Kusumoto
Fight Choreographer
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