| Shogun Assassin (1980)
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| My Rating |
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9.0 |
| IMDb Rating |
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7.2 |
| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Tomisaburo Wakayama |
Lone Wolf
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| Masahiro Tomikawa |
Daigaro, the Son
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| Kayo Matsuo |
Supreme Ninja
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| Shin Kishida |
Masters of Death
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| Lamont Johnson |
[Voice]
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| Marshall Erwin Efron |
[Voice]
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| Sandra Bernhard |
[Voice]
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| Lenny Weinrib |
[Voice]
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| Mark Lindsay |
[Voice]
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| Robert Houston |
[Voice]
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| Minoru Ohki |
Master of Death
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| Akiji Kobayashi |
Master of Death
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| Akihiro Tomikawa |
Daigoro
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| Plot |
| More a "greatest hits" movie than an actual stand-alone film of its own, Shogun Assassin is the delirious hybrid of two episodes of the popular Baby Cart series dubbed into English and fused together into a hyper-violent bloodbath ballet that's sure to entertain the samurai-film enthusiast with a strong stomach. The swords fly fast and furious as a wondering shogun is forced into exile after being framed and his wife murdered. Giving his infant son the choice between the merciful release of death (represented by a ball) and the life of constant threat and danger (a sword) the child reaches for the sword, marking the beginning of a brutally violent struggle for survival among a sea of would-be assassins. From this point on plot is secondary, focusing instead on a series of violent vignettes in which limbs fly freely in a furious blur of lightning swords. Utilizing masterful swordsmanship in addition to a cleverly designed and lethal baby carriage, father and son are in a constant state of ultra-alert adrenalized awareness, conscious that instant death may lurk beyond every carefully chosen path. — Jason Buchanan |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Robert Houston; Kenji Misumi |
| Producer |
Joseph M. Ellis; Albert Ellis Jr. |
| Writer |
Robert Houston; Kazuo Koike |
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| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
89 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1980 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
179 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Location |
Disc 31 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2005 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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