Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972 1h 21m JA

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★7.4TMDB · 201🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.9IMDB · 7,274

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Synopsis

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Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Kayo Matsuo
Yagyu Sayaka
Minoru Ōki
Benma Hidari
Akiji Kobayashi
Ozunu Kurokuwa
Shin Kishida
Kuruma Hidari
Shogen Nitta
Tenma Hidari
Kappei Matsumoto
Ichirobei Hirano
Takashi Ebata
Sanji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Misumi
Writers: Kazuo Koike, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lone Wolf and Cub Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Misumi, shot by Chikashi Makiura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hideaki Sakurai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Taniguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tomisaburō Wakayama and Kayo Matsuo and Minoru Ōki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068816 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Misumi directs. Chikashi Makiura behind the camera. Hideaki Sakurai scores. Toshio Taniguchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf and Cub Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kenji Misumi, shot by Chikashi Makiura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hideaki Sakurai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Toshio Taniguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tomisaburō Wakayama and Kayo Matsuo and Minoru Ōki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0068816 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "martial arts", "assassin", "samurai", "based on comic".
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chikashi Makiura
Original score: Hideaki Sakurai
Editing: Toshio Taniguchi
Production design: Akira Naitō
Costume design: Yoshio Ueno
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 7,274 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Lone Wolf and Cub Collection

The tale of a renegade samurai fighting for revenge alongside his young son. Bloodshed is nonstop as they fight through an everlasting gob of enemies, aided by a variety of weapons. Shogun Assassin and Shogun Assassin 2 are not included as they are in fact American made compilations.