Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) Kozure Ôkami: Kowokashi Udekashi Tsukamatsuru

Original title: Kozure Ôkami: Kowokashi Udekashi Tsukamatsuru

Country: Japan

Year: 1972

Genre: Action, Drama

International MPAA: U (USA)

IMDB Rating: 8 ^{2069 votes}

Plot: 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.

Language: Japanese

Colormode: Color

Running time: 83