Shogun Assassin (1980)
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.
Directors:
Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi.
Writers:
Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike.
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Ogami Itto |
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Akihiro Tomikawa as Daigoro Ogami |
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Kayo Matsuo as Supreme Ninja |
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Minoru Ōki as Master of Death |
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Shin Kishida as Master of Death |
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Shogen Nitta as Master of Death |
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Reiko Kasahara as Azami |
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Akiji Kobayashi as Lord Kurogawa |
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Taketoshi Naitō as Lord Bizen |
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Tokio Oki as The Shogun |
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Lamont Johnson as Voice (voice) |
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Marshall Efron as Voice (voice) |
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Sandra Bernhard as Voice (voice) |
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Vic Davis as Voice (voice) |
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Lennie Weinrib as Voice (voice) |
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Lainie Cook as Voice (voice) |
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Sam Weisman as Voice (voice) |
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Mark Lindsay as Voice (voice) |
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Robert Houston as Voice (voice) |
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David Weisman as Voice (voice) |
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Gibran Evans as Voice of Daigoro (voice) |
| Writing | Robert Houston | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Houston | Director |
| Writing | Kazuo Koike | Screenplay |
| Sound | W. Michael Lewis | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Mark Lindsay | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Writing | Kazuo Koike | Original Story |
| Writing | Goseki Kojima | Original Story |
| Writing | David Weisman | Writer |
| Production | Robert Houston | Producer |
| Production | Roger Corman | Producer |
| Production | Michael Maiello | Associate Producer |
| Production | Shintarō Katsu | Producer |
| Production | Hisaharu Matsubara | Producer |
| Production | Peter Shanaberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Weisman | Producer |
| Sound | Hideaki Sakurai | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Chikashi Makiura | Cinematography |
| Editing | Lee Percy | Editor |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Art | Akira Kaijo | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Courtney Goodin | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Tim Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Val Kuklowsky | Sound Editor |