In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.... (Full plot summary below)
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In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
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| Little White LiesAnton BitelThe very first act we see Itto perform is the Shogun-sanctioned beheading of a very young boy, immediately suggesting that there is something deeply wrong with the order that this Official Executioner is duty-bound to uphold |
| CineVueChristopher MachellThe violence in the film ... is as captivating as it is cartoonishly shocking. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseCould be fairly branded exploitation pictures in their quantity of sex and violence (and nudity and gore), but they also qualify as comic-book movies, and perhaps the first in the modernistic style... [Criterion Collection Blu-ray] |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayMostly dedicated to character setup and plot exposition, the sword work is still amazing, thanks to Wakyama Tomisaburo's real-life expertise in Kendo and Iaido. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.Achieves a few moments of transcendant beauty, and the quick, brutal swordfights ... are thrilling. |
| CinapseEd TravisThe adventures of wandering assassin Ogami Itto and his young son Daigoro (6 films in all) add up to one of the silver screen's grandest epic tales. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeLone Wolf And Cub will not be to everybody's tastes but it has plenty to recommend it, and it's something that students of film should make sure not to miss. |
| New York TimesHoward ThompsonHere, with no particular imagination or flair, Kenji Misumi directs a blunt melodrama accordingly. |
| User ReviewMaxwell DThe beggining to the epic journey paved in blood that is lone wolf and cub. |
| User ReviewTubby Twatch this and then the rest of the series, six altogether |
