The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub

LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX

Directed by Kenji Misumi

Japan, 1972, 1h 21min, DCP, In Japanese with English Subtitles

The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub

There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

“…No genre cinephile worth their salt has any reason not to know these films. This is a gift that AFS has given Austin, so you better not waste it, or there may be a coolly coiffed kid careening toward you in a blade-wielding cart of death, followed by the precise cut of a samurai’s sword. Come and live at the crossroads to hell.” – Josh Kupecki, Austin Chronicle

This exploitation-cinema classic, second in the LONE WOLF & CUB series, takes the action and graphic violence of the first film to delirious new heights, Itto Ogami and his young son Daigoro continue their quest for vengeance through meifumado, the spiritual way of “demons and damnation,” pursued constantly by the Shadow Yagyu clan and the shogun’s spies.

About this series:

Originating in a manga by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, the LONE WOLF & CUB series is one of the definitive Japanese genre creations. When the Shogun’s assassin Ogami Ittō is betrayed by his own clan, he and his only surviving relative, his one year old son, hit the road to revenge. The great success of the films ensured that it was a long road indeed. Here we present the entire original series, which captures many different variations in tone and attitude, but always remains satisfyingly action-packed and bloody.

Lone Wolf Baby Cart At The River Styx
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