Shogun Assassin
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.
Robert Houston
Kenji Misumi
Casts & Crew
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Akihiro Tomikawa
Kayo Matsuo
Minoru Oki
Akiji Kobayashi
Shin Kishida
Shogen Nitta
Reiko Kasahara
Akiji Kobayashi
Taketoshi Naitô
Tokio Oki
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