Shogun Assassin overview
Synopsis:
More a "greatest hits" movie than an actual stand-alone film of its own, Shogun Assassin is the delirious hybrid of two episodes of the popular Baby Cart series dubbed into English and fused together into a hyper-violent bloodbath ballet that's sure to entertain the samurai-film enthusiast with a strong stomach. The swords fly fast and furious as a wondering shogun is forced into exile after being framed and his wife murdered. Giving his infant son the choice between the merciful release of death (represented by a ball) and the life of constant threat and danger (a sword) the child reaches for the sword, marking the beginning of a brutally violent struggle for survival among a sea of would-be assassins.
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Movie Details:
- Director: David Weisman, Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
- Studio: Katsu Productions, New World, Toho
- Year: 1980
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Country: Japan, USA
- Language: English, Japanese
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Adventure
- Filmed in: Color



