Shogun Assassin

Movie Overview

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.

Passed with cuts for cinema. Shogun Assassin was on the Section 3 Nasties List and were liable for seizure and forfeiture by the police. Released uncut in 1999.

Release Date:

1980-11-11

Run Time:

85m

Tagline:

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

Director:

Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi

Writer:

Kazuo Koike, Robert Houston

Stars:

Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki, Shin Kishida, Shogen Nitta, Reiko Kasahara, Akiji Kobayashi, Taketoshi Naitō, Tokio Oki,
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