| Description (by producer & GT in English only) : | Top-ranking samurai Itto Ogami holds the coveted position of executioner for the shogun. He falls victim to the schemes of the rival Yagyu clan, who kill his wife and try to force Ogami to commit harakiri. Ogami sees through the plot and escapes with his infant son Daigoro. He swears vengeance on the Yagyu clan and its leader, the silver-maned mastermind Retsudo.
Leading the life of a wandering assassin, pushing Daigoro around feudal Japan in a wooden cart armed with a hidden arsenal, Ogami carefully plans his revenge. But the Yagyu and their many allies are always on his trail.
Sword of Vengeance is the first episode in the riveting, bloody and ultra-stylish Lone Wolf and Cub series, based on the perennially popular comics by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima. | Baby Cart in Peril sees Itto Ogami being hired to hunt down the killer of a group of samurai. Much to his surprise, he finds that the culprit is a young woman, Oyuki. She has sworn revenge on the clan that defiled her and won’t stop her killing spree until she reaches the man responsible for her shame. As he learns more about her past, Ogami is torn between his duty and his growing sympathy for the deadly maiden.
Baby Cart in Peril is a memorable entry in the Lone Wolf and Cub series, thanks to the strong presence of the Ogami’s female opponent, the abundantly tattooed and highly skilled Oyuki. | |
| Catalog Number(s) Artwork : | EKA50044/A | EKA50044/D | |
| Displayed (written) info : | LONE WOLF & CUB
SWORD OF VENGEANCE | LONE WOLF & CUB
BABY CART IN PERIL | |
| Catalog Number(s) Media : | VFC09296 EKA50044/A | VFC13069 EKA50044/D | |
| Websites | | (www.eurekavideo.co.uk) | |
| Websites | | (www.eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/complete-lone-wolf-cub) | |
| Notes : | | Tatsuo Endo was the second actor in the series to portray the grizzled, grey-haired Yagyu Retsudo. In the first film, Sword of Vengeance Retsudo was portrayed by Tokio Oki. In the final two films, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons and White Heaven and Hell, he was portrayed by Minoru Ohki (wearing an eyepatch).
Tomisaburo Wakayama took over as producer of the series from his brother, Shintaro Katsu, though the films remained with Katsu's production company, Katsu Films.
Buichi Saito took over as director from Kenji Misumi, who directed the first three Baby Cart films as well as the fifth in the series, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons. Yoshiyuki Kuroda directed the final entry in the six-film series. | |
| Running time : | | 84 | |
| Originally released : | | 1972 | |
| Year of this release : | | 2009 | |
| Displayed (non textual) : | | Person : Tomisaburo Wakayama | |
| Language - Spoken : | | Japanese | |
| Language - Artwork : | | English | |
| Language - Subtitles : | | English | |
| Color & sound : | | Color | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | | Actor : Tomisaburo Wakayama | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | | Film Editing By : Toshio Taniguchi | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | | Cinematography By : Chishi Makiura | |
| 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) : | | Producer : Hisaharu Matsubara | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | | Written By : Kazuo Koike | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | | Book By (Based On) : Kazuo KoikeManga "Lone Wolf And Cub" | |
| Movie credits (on artwork) : | | Copyright Holder : Toho Co.,Ltd.©1972-1974 / 2009 | |
| Movie credits (on artwork) : | | Licensed From : Toho Co.,Ltd. | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | Directed By : Kenji Misumi | Directed By : Buichi Saito | |
| Movie credits (on artwork) : | A Film By : Kenji Misumi | A Film By : Buichi Saito | |
| End credits (not on artwork) : | Producer : Shintaro Katsu | Producer : Tomisabura Wakayama | |
| Special Features: | | Liner NotesTom Mes (Japanese Film Scholar) | |
| Special Features: | | Theatrical Trailer(s) | |
| Movie Genre : | | Drama | |
| Movie Genre : | | Action | |
| Screen size(s): | | 2.35 :1 Anamorphic Widescreen | |
| Rating : | | BBFC (UK) : 18 (UK) | |
| Packaging : | | DVD : Slim Case Clear | |
| Film Format And Region : | | DVD : Region 2 | |
| Name | Lone Wolf And Cub: Sword Of Vengeance | Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril | |
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