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Shogun Assassin

He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!

1980 · 1h 25m

Directed by Robert Houston and Kenji Misumi

6.9

TMDB audience score
199 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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)