| Name | Shogun Assassin (1980) | Shogun Assassin | |
| Image | | ShogunAssassinBack.jpg | |
| Image | | ShogunAssassinDisc.jpg | |
| Image | | ShogunAssassinFront(1).jpg | |
| Displayed (written) info : | | SHOGUN ASSASSIN | |
| 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.
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| Catalog Number(s) Media : | | VFC11130 | |
| Catalog Number(s) Media : | | EKA70028/A | |
| Catalog Number(s) Artwork : | | EKA70029 | |
| Year of this release : | | 2011 | |
| Originally released : | | 1980 | |
| Barcode : | | 5 060000 700299 | |
| Running time : | | 85 | |
| 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. | Censored, banned, bootlegged, mistreated, but ultimately unstoppable, this breathtaking high-definition special edition is the release 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: a crazed thrill-ride in a booby-trapped baby cart, propelled on arterial spray, hurtling gleefully to nowhere. | |
| Websites | (htwww.eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/shogun-assassin) | (www.eurekavideo.co.uk/classics/shogun-assassin) | |
| Displayed (non textual) : | | Character : Daigoro | |
| Displayed (non textual) : | | Character : Ogami Itto | |
| Language - Subtitles : | | English For Hearing Impaired | |
| Language - Artwork : | | English | |
| Language - Spoken : | | 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.©2011 | |
| 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)Trailers For The Six Films In The Lone Wolf And Cub Series | |
| Special Features: | | Theatrical Trailer(s) | |
| Special Features: | | Audio CommentaryFeaturing Producer David Weisman, Illustrator Jim Evans, And Actor Gibran Evans (The Voice Of Daigoro) | |
| Special Features: | | Audio CommentaryFeaturing Film Scholar Ric Meyers and martial arts expert Steve Watson | |
| Special Features: | | Interview(s)With Samuel L. Jackson | |
| Movie Genre : | | Drama | |
| Movie Genre : | | Action | |
| Screen size(s): | | 2.35 :1 | |
| Rating : | MPAA (US) : R – Restricted | BBFC (UK) : 18 (UK) | |
| Packaging : | | Blu-ray : Standard Case | |
| Film Format And Region : | | Blu-ray Disc : Region B | |
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