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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972 · 81 min

A stark, propulsive samurai revenge tale with brutal duels, a wandering child, and a grimly beautiful atmosphere.

Overview
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • violence
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Buichi Saitō
Written by
Kazuo Koike
Starring
Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma, Akihiro Tomikawa, Asao Koike, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tatsuo Endō, Asao Uchida
Music
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Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Runtime
81 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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