Shogun Assassin

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

Nov 7 1980 R 1h 25m
Action, Adventure

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima

Directed by

Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi

Production Countries

United States of America, Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Katsu Production Co. Ltd., Baby Cart

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
11,815
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA