Shogun Assassin
“He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!”
1980•1h 25m•6.9•Released
ActionAdventure
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.
Director
Robert Houston
Writer
Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike, David Weisman
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
TOHO
Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Akihiro Tomikawa
Daigoro Ogami
Kayo Matsuo
Supreme Ninja
Minoru Ōki
Master of Death
Shin Kishida
Master of Death
Shogen Nitta
Master of Death
Reiko Kasahara
Azami
Akiji Kobayashi
Lord Kurogawa
Taketoshi Naitō
Lord Bizen
Tokio Oki
The Shogun
Lamont Johnson
Voice (voice)
Marshall Efron
Voice (voice)
Sandra Bernhard
Voice (voice)
Vic Davis
Voice (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
Voice (voice)
Production
Company
TOHO
Company
Baby Cart
Company
Katsu Production
Producer
Robert Houston
Producer
Roger Corman
Producer
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Hisaharu Matsubara
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