Black Belt Cinema: SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980) - Presented on 35mm!

Showings

Revue Cinema Sat, Dec 13, 2025 8:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:85
Release Year:1980
Genre:Action
Adventure
Production Country:Japan
USA
Original Language:English
Japanese
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Robert Houston
Kenji Misumi
Cast:Tomisaburo Wakayama
Akihiro Tomikawa
Kayo Matsuo
Minoru Oki
Shin Kishida
Screenwriter:David Weisman

Description

Presented on 35mm! 45th Anniversary!

 

When he was little, his father was famous.

 

45 years later—Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro still remain the greatest team in the history of mass slaughter.

 

Edited and compiled from the first two films in the LONE WOLF AND CUB series—based on the celebrated manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima—SHOGUN ASSASSIN follows 4 year old Daigoro and his father Ogami on their “demon path to hell” after a mad Shogun murders Ogami’s wife and orders him to commit seppuku. With nothing but a rickety baby cart (full of hidden weapons), the toddler and ronin become assassins-for-hire, embarking on a journey of gory retribution. Set to a pulsating synthesizer soundtrack (cowritten by Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders)—Daigoro and Ogami must fend off a nearly endless wave of ruthless ninja assassins until their final showdown with the evil Shogun.  (BRANDON LIM) 

 

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