Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972/01/15 (US) | Drama, Action, Adventure
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.
Kenji Misumi
Director
Kazuo Koike
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû
Tomoko Mayama
Osen
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito
Taketoshi Naitō
Ichige Gyobu
Yoshi Katō
Danjô Tonami
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Katsu Production
- TOHO
Crews
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Hisaharu Matsubara
Producer
Hideaki Sakurai
Original Music Composer
Chikashi Makiura
Director of Photography
Goseki Kojima
Graphic Novel Illustrator