Kenji MISUMI
Lone Wolf & Cub II: Am Totenfluss
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In this second film of the LONE WOLF & CUB series, Okami is stalked by a deadly female ninja as he attempts to assassinate a spy from the Shogunate.
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Lone Wolf & Cub II: Am Totenfluss (NC 2006)
Japan 1972
81 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, Akiji KOBAYASHI, Minoru OKI, Shin KISHIDA, Akihiro TOMIKAWA
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.