- Actors: Tomisaburo Wakayima, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ohki, Shoji Kobayashi, Masahiro Tomikawa
- Directors: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
- Producers: Shintaro Katsu, Hasaharu Matsubara, David Weisman
- Format: Unabridged
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: VIPCO
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000PEP218
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,951 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Vipco's Vaults of Horror Collection
This version banned since 1983 - is at long last approved UNCUT.
Astonishingly violent - Shogun Assassin tells the story of Lone Wolf, a powereful and feared "Masterless" samurai who lives a peaceful existence with his wife and his son. When he refuses to sweear allegiance to Retsudo, head of the vicious Yagyu Clan, Retsudo oders the death of Lone Wolf's wife Azami. Blinded by rage, Lone Wolf vows to avenge her death, taking his son Daigoro with him on his path of darkness and retribution.
Soon Lone Wolf's sword of vengeance is unleashed upon the evil Shogun's sons, ALL WHO GET IN HIS WAY, and ultimately the legendary "Masters of Death"!
WATCH OUT FOR JUNIOR AS HE RELEASES THE BLADES FROM THE WHEELS OF HIS RICKETY WOODEN PRAM!
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
You can't really do this film justice in a couple of paragraphs of online review - it is simply one of the best Martial Arts movies I've ever seen.
Magnificent technique, hilarious bloodletting, and some of the best comedy dubbing around. The plot is awesome, the characters are great and the fight scenes are just breathtaking.
The lead character, Lone Wolf, is just ultra, ultra hard and dispatches his foes with superb skill and focused violence. The bad guys are just brilliant - three hard dude in straw hats with deep voices.
There is a rather large slice of unintended comedy in this film (think Monty Python Black Knight fight scene), but it just adds to Lone Wolf's hardness and make sit more fun to watch.
As I said, words fail this movie, but if I had to sum it up in three words I'd say, "Buy it today".
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This surely ranks as one of the greatest genre pictures of all time.
I could watch it time and time again- and I'm about to buy as many of these in the series as I can.
Basically it's an American rip off of bits from the first 2-3 Japanese 'Lone Wolf and Cub' epics. As such it's very disjointed, tacky, badly dubbed with bizarre electronic music (a bit like an early John Carpenter film).
But it's an absolute gem.
The moody lighting and weird melodramatic characters, odd camerawork and general low budget effects all add to an experience that will stay with you.
Be warned though, there's no ending as such- more like a 'to be continued' situation.
From it's voice-over beginnings to freeze frame end it's full of one lines- ludicrous and insane.
This is a masterpiece- I can't wait for the originals to come through my door.
p.s It's a shame but there aren't any special bonus features on the DVD. Never mind- maybe they'll do a boxed set!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a film purist I usually prefer to see films as they were originally meant to be seen but in this case I just can't help but love SHOGUN ASSASSIN!! The movie consists of the best bits from the first two (or three) Lone Wolf and Cub movies from Japan with classic dubbing and a GREAT synthesised soundtrack that adds a lot of atmosphere to the proceedings. I've seen a couple of the original Lone Wolf films and they are good but not as much fun as this.... wonderful cinematography, top notch action, loads of quotable dialogue, hosepipes of gore and great soundtrack adds up to an all round classic movie --- I haven't seen the DVD yet so can't comment on the quality of the print etc... +++ "He is the son of a Mad Wolf!!"
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"..BLOODY AND BRILLIANT.."
No other martial arts film in history has ever been released so many times over the years on so many different formats than Shogun Assassin!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
Never looked better
Eureka's UK Blu-ray of this cult favourite is a stunner, a huge improvement over the horrible Vipco dvd that haunted UK DVD stores for years. The new 2. Read more
Published 9 months ago by TimmyC
Terrible
This is just the original 6 movies recut and dubbed into English (badly). Buy the other boxset it is a lot better.
Published 10 months ago by D. Morgan
Amazing Value CD Set
Well worth watching, long reviews have already been written so I will just say that it lives up to the 5 star reviews others have given it.
Published 17 months ago by Trev-R
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Shogun Assassin Blu-ray Review
Distributor: AnimEigo US
Never mind The Bride from Kill Bill, if you should find yourself embarking on a war against an army of... Read more
Distributor: AnimEigo US
Never mind The Bride from Kill Bill, if you should find yourself embarking on a war against an army of... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sam Tyler
BLU WOLF AND CUB!
Wow, I was really blown away by the new blu ray version of this viscious and bloody samurai classic. Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. M. Black
a must have
a great movie that is a classic. the movie that beatrice (the bride) is watching with her daughter in the second Kill Bill. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Harry Horror
A visceral, visually-impressive tale of vengeance
In feudal Japan a great samurai warrior called Lone Wolf (Tomisaburo Wakayama) embarks upon a trail of vengeance with his infant son (who narrates the film) after his wife is... Read more
Published on 18 April 2010 by Jeremy W. Newbould
shogun assassin
If your into japanese theater films then this is one of the best. Origanally banned for being to graphic in the fight scenes, it is relatively tame by todays standards. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Keith Meadows
Low audio/video quality of "Vipco" released DVD
The movie is indeed quite interesting, although its main value is the reference to it in "Kill Bill", -- and its influence on that later movie. Read more
Published on 25 May 2009 by 1972, male, civil servant, married, 2 kids
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