Kenji MISUMI
Lone Wolf & Cub I: Das Schwert der Rache
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The LONE WOLF & CUB series chronicles the adventures of the disgraced Shogun assassin Okami Itto and his infant son, who sell their services to the needy while travelling the countryside in search of revenge for the murder of Itto‘s wife. In this first film of the series, Okami escapes with his son in a wooden baby cart after an assassination attempt.
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Lone Wolf & Cub I: Das Schwert der Rache (NC 2006)
Japan 1972
83 minutes
Director
Kenji MISUMI
Script
Kazuo KOIKE based on the manga series by Kazuo KOIKE and Goseki KOJIMA
Cinematography
Chikashi MAKIURA
Music
Hideaki SAKURAI
Production
Katsu Production, Toho
Distribution
Rapid Eye Movies
Cast
Tomisaburo WAKAYAMA, Fumio WATANABE, Yunosuke ITO, Akihiro TOMIKAWA, Shigeru TSUYUGUCHI, Asao UCHIDA
About Kenji MISUMI
Kenji MISUMI, born in 1921, joined the Nikkatsu studio after studying economics in Kyoto. He later moved to Daiei and made BUDDHA, the first Japanese 70mm film, there in 1961. He directed quite a few episodes of the well-known ZATOICHI series. His contributions to the LONE WOLF & CUB series are considered highlights of his filmmaking. He died in 1975.