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Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile. The Shogun sought to destroy all those who might stand to oppose his rule, and so he sent his ninja spies to the samurai’s home. The ninjas failed to kill the samurai, but did kill his beloved wife. From then on, the samurai swore on his honor to seek out the Shogun and avenge the death of his love. The samurai roams the countryside with his toddler son taking on mercenary work for money until the final battle with the Shogun’s three Masters of Death. –IMDb

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catch_33

3Nov11

I have yet to see Lone Wolf and Cub to compare, but just based on Shogun Assassin alone I think it might hit the top of my priorities. So many memorable images, combined with a killer synthesised score and highly stylisted and inventive violence make this a truly exciting experience. Watching the dubbed version just amps up the frenetic energy which pervades the film from reel to reel. So good.

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Gerald

28Sep11

When I was little, my father was famous. He was the greatest Samurai in the empire, and he was the Shogun's decapitator.

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Shelley

30Jul11

this was a great movie but the voice-overs are ridiculous. very beautiful/gory my favorite part was when they find the rebels hiding in the sand.

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Arctvrvs

18Apr11

read the manga instead! just kidding this movie is so fucking good, but in the super cheesy 80's wushu way. The manga is good as a more serious and deep story, relatively speaking. both have merits

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SHOGUN ASSASSIN Blu-Ray Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
For many Americans, Shogun Assassin sits in a unique cinematic category occupied by Toho kaiju brawls and Shaw Brothers martial arts epics. This 30 year old mashup of Sword of Vengeance and Baby Cart at
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Remastered SHOGUN ASSASSIN Blu-Ray is On the Way

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Anyone looking for an excuse to upgrade to Blu-Ray might want to pay attention. AnimEigo is releasing a new Shogun Assassin Blu-Ray disc in August using “uncompressed 1080p 24p source materials.” Other
read on Twitchfilm.com

SHOGUN ASSASSIN Blu-Ray Review

By Twitchfilm.net on September 16, 2010
For many Americans, Shogun Assassin sits in a unique cinematic category occupied by Toho kaiju brawls and Shaw Brothers martial arts epics. This 30 year old mashup of Sword of Vengeance and Baby Cart at
read on Twitchfilm.net

Remastered SHOGUN ASSASSIN Blu-Ray is On the Way

By Twitchfilm.net on September 16, 2010
Anyone looking for an excuse to upgrade to Blu-Ray might want to pay attention. AnimEigo is releasing a new Shogun Assassin Blu-Ray disc in August using “uncompressed 1080p 24p source materials.” Other
read on Twitchfilm.net

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