Movie·1980·1h 25m
Shogun Assassin
He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!
Directed By
Kenji Misumi
Country
Japan
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Kazuo Koike
Producer
Robert Houston, David Weisman
Music
W. Michael Lewis
Editor
Lee Percy
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
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)
Lainie Cook
Voice (voice)
Sam Weisman
Voice (voice)
Mark Lindsay
Voice (voice)
// crew
Crew
Robert Houston
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Kazuo Koike
Screenplay
W. Michael Lewis
Original Music Composer
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Mark Lindsay
Original Music Composer
Kenji Misumi
Director
David Weisman
Writer, Producer
Roger Corman
Producer
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Hisaharu Matsubara
Producer
Peter Shanaberg
Executive Producer
Hideaki Sakurai
Original Music Composer
Lee Percy
Editor
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
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