In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, 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.
Stars: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Uchida, Taketoshi Naitō
Crew: Kenji Misumi (Director), Kazuo Koike (Screenplay), Shintarō Katsu (Producer), Hisaharu Matsubara (Producer), Hideaki Sakurai (Original Music Composer), Toshio Taniguchi (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Katsu Production, TOHO
Runtime: 83 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 15, 1972
IMDb: 3.6
