2/26/2023 0 Comments Evil shogun taking rays suit![]() ![]() While gathering food and water to help nurse his father back to full strength, Daigoro comes across a small loaf of bread in front of a Jizo statue. So hiring the Lone Wolf was a serious investment. It should be noted that 1 ryo was a lot of money, since it would buy 1 koku (about 5 bushels) of rice, which was about a year supply of for your average peasant. In 1601, the ‘gold’ coin called a “koban” was first minted, and was worth 1 ryo. This is portrayed in Shogun Assassin, in the scene where the Shogun offers Lone Wolf a duel with his son in return for his freedom - and Lone Wolf accepts because he knows that even the evil Shogun would not act treacherously after making such an offer in public. The first two films in the "Lone Wolf And Cub" series were edited together and released separately as "Shogun Assassin".Īs cumbersome as it may seem, if, for example, Samurai from two different domains decided to fight each other, both sides would agree on the site of combat and avoid using dishonest means to take unfair advantage of each other. Now available for the first time in North America, Academy Award-winnning director Robert Houston's legendary epic has been reconstructed for this official release from new digital transfers of the original Lone Wolf & Cub films. A quarter-century after its initial release, it remains one of the most deliriously violent and action-packed films of all time! Created by editing together the first two Kozure Ookami (Lone Wolf & Cub) films, Shogun Assassin has sliced through pop culture much like the Lone Wolf slices through evildoers, influencing everything from GZA's 1995 Liquid Swords album to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 2. Starring the legendary Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shogun Assassin is perhaps the most famous samurai film in the Western world. Once a noble samurai, he is now the most feared assassin in Japan, known only as Lone Wolf. Jackson about his fondness of Shogun Assassin and other samurai films, shot exclusively for this release in 2009 Date Imported List Price $8.25 Rating Genre Martial Arts Copy Count 1 Tag Japan IMDb Rating 0ĭescription In a time of evil and tyranny, a stone-faced ronin wanders the countryside with his young son (and a weapon-filled baby cart), hunted by the merciless minions of an evil Shogun. Lone Wolf And Cub 2: Sword Of Vengeance Features Audio commentary with producer David Weisman, illustrator Jim Evans, and actor Gibran Evans (the English voice of Daigoro) / Interview with Samuel L. Shogun Assassin ASIN B003M98792 Medium Count 1 Medium Blu-ray Release Date Group DVD Link Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 DVD Region 1 Running Time 85 minutes Studio AnimEigo Theatrical Date Audience Rating R Cast Wakayama, Tomisaburo / Matsuo, Kayo Director Houston, Robert Format Blu-ray / Dubbed / NTSC / Widescreen Language English Original Title Lone Wolf And Cub 1: Baby Cart ![]()
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