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Websites  (www.eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/complete-lone-wolf-cub) 
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Catalog Number(s) Media : VFC11130 
Displayed (written) info : SHOGUN ASSASSIN 
Catalog Number(s) Media : EKA50044/G 
Catalog Number(s) Artwork : EKA50044/G 
Notes : Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 
Year of this release : 2009 
Originally released : 1980 
Running time : 85 
Displayed (non textual) : Character : Daigoro 
Displayed (non textual) : Character : Ogami Itto 
Language - Artwork : English 
Language - Spoken : English 
Language - Subtitles : English 
Color & sound : Color 
End credits (not on artwork) : Producer : Robert Houston (Actor & Director) 
End credits (not on artwork) : Directed By : Robert Houston (Actor & Director) 
Movie credits (on artwork) : A Film By : Robert Houston (Actor & Director) 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Shin Kishida 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Shôgen Nitta 
Movie credits (on artwork) : Copyright Holder : Toho Co.,Ltd.©1980 
Movie credits (on artwork) : Licensed From : Toho Co.,Ltd. 
End credits (not on artwork) : Producer : Tomisaburo Wakayama 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Tomisaburo Wakayama 
End credits (not on artwork) : Film Editing By : Toshio Taniguchi 
Movie credits (on artwork) : Packaging Copyright : Eureka Entertainment Ltd.©2009 
End credits (not on artwork) : Book By (Based On) : Goseki KojimaManga "Lone Wolf And Cub" 
End credits (not on artwork) : Music By : Hideaki Sakurai (Composer) 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Kayo Matsuo 
End credits (not on artwork) : Book By (Based On) : Kazuo KoikeManga "Lone Wolf And Cub" 
End credits (not on artwork) : Film Editing By : Lee Percy 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Minoru Ôki 
End credits (not on artwork) : Actor : Akihiro Tomikawa 
End credits (not on artwork) : Written By : Bobby Houston 
End credits (not on artwork) : Cinematography By : Chishi Makiura 
Special Features: Theatrical Trailer(s) 
Special Features: Liner NotesBy Japanese Film Scholar Tom Mes 
Movie Genre : Drama 
Movie Genre : Action 
Screen size(s): 2.35 :1 Anamorphic Widescreen 
Rating :MPAA (US) : R – RestrictedBBFC (UK) : 18 (UK) 
Packaging : DVD : Slim Case Clear 
Film Format And Region : DVD : Region 2 
NameShogun Assassin (1980)Shogun Assassin 
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Description (by producer & GT in English only) :Censored, banned, bootlegged, mistreated, but ultimately unstoppable, this breathtaking release is what Shogun Assassin fans have been waiting for. Unquestionably the most popular samurai film in the West since the days of Akira Kurosawa, this chanbara classic was lifted from a hugely popular comic book saga and, still wet, transferred glistening to the screen. After being framed for disloyalty to his clan lord, disgraced ronin Itto Ogami (with three-year-old son Daigoro in tow) travels medieval Japan as the most skilled samurai-for-hire bar none. But as the treachery and obstacles in his latest mission quickly pile up, Ogami is forced to handle it the only way he knows how. A re-scored, re-dubbed reassembly of the first two films in the Lone Wolf & Cub series, the result has become an ageless cult sensation in its own right.Shogun Assassin returns! The notorious dubbed, re-edited U.S. version of Lone Wolf and Cub was responsible for making Japanese action cinema legions of new fans. Shogun Assassin was a huge hit when released on the grindhouse circuit in the early 1980s, distributed by Roger Corman and supervised by David Weisman and Robert Houston - who would both go on to win Oscars for their later work. Wildly entertaining and hugely influential, the bastard cub of the Lone Wolf series has stood the test of time, as riveting a viewing experience today as it was upon it's original release. 
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Notes :Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. This particular release is part of 'The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset' (Eureka Entertainment). Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 
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Editted on 21/05/2016 by 
Daigoro (1133)Show Version
Notes :Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. This particular release is part of 'The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset' (Eureka Entertainment). Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. This particular release is part of 'The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset' (Eureka Entertainment). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 
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Voorstel om ook 'Martial Arts' toe te voegen bij Movie genre?
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Daigoro (1133)Show Version
Notes :Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. This particular release is part of 'The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset' (Eureka Entertainment). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Shogun Assassin was dubbed into English whereas the originals are in Japanese. The film, being compiled from separate stories, uses a much-simplified version of the situation. For instance, any mention of clan war is gone and the opponent Retsudo is simply called "The Shogun." The filmmakers hired deaf lip readers to help compose dialogue to match the lip movements of the original Japanese actors, and filled in the narrative gaps by adding voice-over narration by Daigoro, performed by Gibran Evans, the 7-year-old son of Shogun Assassin's poster illustrator, Jim Evans. American actress Sandra Bernhard and director (and former radio actor) Lamont Johnson provided voices in the dubbed edition. Mark Lindsay (former lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders) co-wrote a new musical score with producer W. Michael Lewis. The electronic music was performed on a Moog Modular synthesizer system at Wonderland, Lindsay's private recording studio. (The performance is credited to "The Wonderland Philharmonic".) However, certain music portions from the original Kozure Ôkami films are still part of the soundtrack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This particular release is part of 'The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset' (Eureka Entertainment).  
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Voorstel om ook 'Martial Arts' toe te voegen bij Movie Genre?
Votes : ACCEPTED on 22/05/2016 by bob (9192)
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