SWORD OF VENGEANCE (1972, Kenji MISUMI)
Release year 1972
Genre Action/Drama
IMDB rating 8.0/10
IMDB Link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068815/
Language Japanese
Subtitles English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime 1h 23mn
Source DVD R2D1
Total Files Size 844 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format MPEG-4
Format profile Base Media/Version 2
Writing application HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate 1 250 Kbps
Width 720 pixels
Height 356 pixels
Display aspect ratio 2.35:1
Writing library x264 core 112
Format AAC
Channel(s) 2 channels
Channel positions Front: L R
Plot Summary
The first in a series of six films based on the long-running manga concerns Ogami Itto,
a shogun's executioner who is framed by the Yagyu clan and forced into exile as a wandering
assassin for hire. After the killing of his wife by the Yagyus, Ogami gives his young son
Daigoro the choice between instant death (a ball) and the life of the ronin (a sword). As the
child reaches for the sword, father and son's fate is sealed to a life of violence and tragedy.
Production
Kenji Misumi........: Director / Kazuo Koike........: Screenplay / Shintarô Katsu........: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Ogami Itto / Fumio Watanabe........: Sugito / Tomoko Mayama.........: Osen (whore)
Taketoshi Naitô.......: Inspector Yagyu Bizen-no-Kami / Akihiro Tomikawa......: Daigoro
BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX (1972, Kenji MISUMI)
Release year.....: 1972
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 8.1/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068816/
Language.........: Japanese
Subtitles........: English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime..........: 1h 21mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 712 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 1 088 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 362 pixels
Display aspect ratio......: 2.35:1
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
The second installment in the Lone Wolf and Cub saga finds Ogami hired to kill a
defecting worker about to reveal the secrets of a prosperous clan's dyeing process
to Ogami's nemesis Lord Retsudo Yagyu. Little does Ogami know that Lord Yagyu has
sent a gang of female ninjas to kill him, and that he will have to fight a vicious
trio of brothers sent to escort the informer.
Production
Kenji Misumi...........: Director / Kazuo KoikeDirector....: Story / Goseki KojimaDirector..: Story
Shintarô Katsu.........: Producer / Hisaharu Matsubara.....: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama..: Ogami Itto / Kayo Matsuo..: Yagyu Sayaka / Akiji Kobayashi..: Benma Hidari, Master of Death #1
Minoru Oki..: Tenma Hidari,Master of Death #2 / Shin Kishida..: Kuruma Hidari,Master of Death #3 / Akihiro Tomikawa..: Daigoro
BABY CART TO HADES (1972, Kenji MISUMI)
Release year.....: 1972
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 7.7/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068817/
Language.........: Japanese
Subtitles........: English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime..........: 1h 29mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 889 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 1 241 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio......: 2.35:1
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
Installment number three in the Lone Wolf and Cub saga finds Ogami hired by a
female yakuza to kill a corrupt governor. While wandering the countryside, Ogami
stumbles upon a brutal crime being committed by three mercenaries accompanied by
the ronin Kanbei. After killing the mercenaries, Ogami refuses to do battle with
the ronin, taking refuge in a nearby town.It is there that Ogami meets Toizo and
is offered the job of assassinating the corrupt governor Gamba.
Production
Kenji Misumi...: Director / Kazuo Koike...: Story / Goseki Kojima...: Story
Shintarô Katsu...: Producer / Hisaharu Matsubara...: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Ogami Itto / Go Kato...: Magomura Kanbei / Yuko Hamada...: Torizo
Isao Yamagata...: Endo Genba / Michitaro Mizushima...: Asada Junai / Akihiro Tomikawa...: Daigoro
BABY CART IN PERIL (1972, Buichi SAITO)
Release year.....: 1972
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 7.7/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143348/
Language.........: Japanese
Subtitles........: English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime..........: 1h 20mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 763 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 1 175 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio......: 2.35:1
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
A group of grieving widows hires Ogami to kill tattooed female assassin Oyuki
in this noir-ish fourth entry in the popular Lone Wolf and Cub series. After
being attacked and subsequently desecrating her perfect body with tattoos to
detract her foes, Oyuki, an expert with the short sword, seeks vengeance on those
who wronged her.As Ogami seeks Oyuki's father in order to track his hit, Daigoro
is separated from his father, encountering Lord Retsudo Yagyu's vengeful son Gunbei
in a compelling sequence.
Production
Buichi Saito...: Director / Kazuo Koike...: Screenplay / Goseki Kojima...: Story
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Producer / Hisaharu Matsubara...: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Ogami Itto / Yoichi Hayashi...: Yagyu Gunbei / Michie Azuma...: Oyuki
Akihiro Tomikawa...: Daigoro / Asao Koike...: Tokugawa Yoshinao
BABY CART IN THE LAND OF DEMONS (1973, Kenji MISUMI)
Release year.....: 1973
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 7.8/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143428/
Language.........: Japanese
Subtitles........: English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime..........: 1h 29mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 878 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 1 216 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio......: 2.35:1
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
Five swordsmen hire Ogami, each revealing a portion of his mission as they
are defeated in this fifth entry in the Lone Wolf and Cub series. After defeating
the swordsmen, Ogami discovers his mission is to save a clan's honor by killing
its royal family. The senile lord of the clan has substituted his daughter
(raised as a boy) to be the heir he never had.
Production
Kenji Misumi...: Director / Kazuo Koike...: Screenplay / Tsutomu Nakamura...: Story
Masanori Sanada...: Producer / Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama..: Ogami Itto / Michiyo Ookusu...: Shiranui (as Michiyo Yasuda) / Akihiro Tomikawa...: Daigoro
Shingo Yamashiro...: Lord Kurdoa Naritaka / Tomomi Sato...: Quick Change Oyô
WHITE HEAVEN IN HELL (1974, Yoshiyuki KURODA)
Release year.....: 1974
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 7.5/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071695/
Language.........: Japanese
Subtitles........: English(softcoded and .srt)
Runtime..........: 1h 23mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 632 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 911 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio......: 2.35:1
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
While boasting one of the most memorable battles ever filmed, the final installment
in the Lone Wolf and Cub series finds Ogami confronted by the last remaining descendants
of the Yagyu clan: Hyouei, an illegitimate son who practices the black arts, and Kaori,
a female expert in the lethal art of knives. In the most supernatural entry in the series,
Hyouei wages psychological warfare on Ogami and Daigoro, killing all innocent people the
pair come into contact with.
Production
Yoshiyuki Kuroda...: Director / Kazuo Koike...: Screenplay / Goseki Kojima...: Story
Shintarô Katsu...: Producer / Hisaharu Matsubara...: Producer
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Ogami Itto / Akihiro Tomikawa...: Daigoro / Junko Hitomi...: Yagyu Kaori
Goro Mutsumi...: Ozunu / Kyôichi Satô...: Ryûnosuke Kiyota
SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980, Robert Houston)
Release year.....: 1980
Genre............: Action/Drama
IMDb rating......: 7.3/10
IMDB Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/
Language.........: English(Dubbed)
Runtime..........: 1h 24mn
Source...........: DVD R2D1
Total Files Size.: 767 MB
Video/Audio Attributes
Format....................: MPEG-4
Format profile............: Base Media/Version 2
Writing application.......: HandBrake 0.9.5
Bit rate..................: 1 122 Kbps
Width.....................: 720 pixels
Height....................: 368 pixels
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)........: 0.141
Writing library...........: x264 core 112
Format....................: AAC
Channel(s)................: 2 channels
Channel positions.........: Front: L R
Plot Summary
Shogun Assassin was edited and compiled from the first two films in the Lone Wolf and Cub
series, using 12 minutes of the first film, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, and most
of Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx and dubbed into English.The swords fly fast
and furious as a wondering shogun is forced into exile after being framed and his wife murdered.
Giving his infant son the choice between the merciful release of death (represented by a ball)
and the life of constant threat and danger (a sword) the child reaches for the sword, marking
the beginning of a brutally violent struggle for survival among a sea of would-be assassins.
Production
Robert Houston...: Producer(English language version) / Shintarô Katsu...: Producer / Michael Maiello...: Associate Producer
Hisaharu Matsubara...: Producer / Peter Shanaberg...: Executive Producer / David Weisman...: Producer(English language version)
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama...: Ogami Itto / Akihiro Tomikawa...: Daigoro / Kayo Matsuo...: Supreme Ninja / Minoru Oki....: Master of Death
Akiji Kobayashi...: Master of Death / Shin Kishida...: Master of Death