Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

1993 2h 0m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his position and replace him with a member of their own family. When his wife is murdered and evidence is produced that he was plotting against the Shogun the Code of Bushido calls for him and his son to commit sepuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masakazu Tamura
Ogami Itto
Tatsuya Nakadai
Yagyu Retsudo
Yushi Shoda
Daigoro
Shiho Fujimura
Wife of the Chamberlain
Isao Hashizume
Yagyu Bizen
Kimiko Ikegami
Yagyu Chizuro
Renji Ishibashi
Matsudaira
Shima Iwashita
Abandoned woman bearing a daughter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Inoue
Writers: Tsutomu Nakamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Saburo Fujiwara. 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 Masahiro Kawasaki. 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 Masaru Iizuka 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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Masakazu Tamura and Tatsuya Nakadai and Yushi Shoda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0174826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Inoue directs. Saburo Fujiwara behind the camera. Masahiro Kawasaki scores. Masaru Iizuka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Lone Wolf and Cub Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Saburo Fujiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masahiro Kawasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Masaru Iizuka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Masakazu Tamura and Tatsuya Nakadai and Yushi Shoda carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0174826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "samurai", "based on comic", "sword fight", "honor".

The technical file

Cinematography: Saburo Fujiwara
Original score: Masahiro Kawasaki
Editing: Masaru Iizuka
Production design: Yoshinobu Nishioka
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)

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.