Shogun Assassin

6.9 1980 1h 25m Japan

Action Adventure

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!! A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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Directors

Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi

Writers

Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, David Weisman

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki, Shin Kishida, Shogen Nitta, Reiko Kasahara, Akiji Kobayashi, Taketoshi Naitō, Tokio Oki, Lamont Johnson, Marshall Efron, Sandra Bernhard, Vic Davis, Lennie Weinrib

Production

TOHO, Baby Cart, Katsu Production

Languages

English, Japanese

Countries

Japan, United States of America