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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972 · 84 min

A grim, rain-soaked samurai tragedy of stoic vengeance, punctuated by sudden, shocking bursts of stylized bloodletting.

Overview
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Written by
Kazuo Koike
Starring
Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Uchida, Taketoshi Naitō, Yoshi Katō, Reiko Kasahara
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
Japanese

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