Shogun Assassin (1980)
Shogun Assassin is a 1980 action movie directed by Robert Houston and Kenji Misumi, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa and Kayo Matsuo.
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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Cast
- Tomisaburō Wakayama as Ogami Itto
- Akihiro Tomikawa as Daigoro Ogami
- Kayo Matsuo as Supreme Ninja
- Minoru Ōki as Master of Death
- Shin Kishida as Master of Death
- Shogen Nitta as Master of Death
- Reiko Kasahara as Azami
- Akiji Kobayashi as Lord Kurogawa
- Taketoshi Naitō as Lord Bizen
- Tokio Oki as The Shogun
- Lamont Johnson as Voice (voice)
- Marshall Efron as Voice (voice)
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