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.

Starring:

Akihiro Tomikawa, Fumio Watanabe, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Jun Fujikawa, Kôji Fujiyama, Kanae Kobayashi, Kyôichi Satô, Manabu Morita, Reiko Kasahara, Saburo Date, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Sumao Ishihara, Tadashi Iwata, Taketoshi Naitô, Teruo Matsuyama, Tokio Oki, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Tomoko Mayama, Toshiya Wazaki, Yûnosuke Itô, Yû

Genre:

Action, Drama