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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972 · 89 min

A grim, stoic samurai journey where brutal violence and quiet honor sit side by side, and the bloodshed is as beautiful as it is ugly.

Overview
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Written by
Kazuo Koike
Starring
Tomisaburō Wakayama, Gō Katō, Yūko Hamada, Isao Yamagata, Michitarō Mizushima, Ichirō Nakatani, Akihiro Tomikawa, Sayoko Katō
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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