United States / Nov 11, 1980
He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akiji Kobayashi | Lord Kurogawa |
| Taketoshi Naitō | Lord Bizen |
| Tokio Oki | The Shogun |
| Lamont Johnson | Voice (voice) |
| Marshall Efron | Voice (voice) |
| Sandra Bernhard | Voice (voice) |
| Vic Davis | Voice (voice) |
| Lennie Weinrib | Voice (voice) |
| Lainie Cook | Voice (voice) |
| Sam Weisman | Voice (voice) |
| Mark Lindsay | Voice (voice) |
| Robert Houston | Voice (voice) |
| David Weisman | Voice (voice) |
| Gibran Evans | Voice of Daigoro (voice) |
Genres
ActionAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Shogun Assassin |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Baby Cart, Katsu Production |
| Release date | 11 novembre 1980 |
| Executive producer | Peter Shanaberg |
| Production | Robert Houston, Roger Corman, Michael Maiello, Shintarō Katsu, Hisaharu Matsubara, David Weisman |
| Writer | Kazuo Koike, Robert Houston, Goseki Kojima, David Weisman |
| Editing | Lee Percy, Toshio Taniguchi |
| Cinematography | Chikashi Makiura |
| Assistant directors | Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi |
| Production design | Akira Kaijo |
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| Art direction | Akira Kaijo |
| Set decoration | Akira Kaijo |
| Music | W. Michael Lewis, Kunihiko Murai, Mark Lindsay, Hideaki Sakurai, Ken Dufva, Courtney Goodin, Tim Holland, Matthew Iadarola, Val Kuklowsky |
| Sound | W. Michael Lewis, Kunihiko Murai, Mark Lindsay, Hideaki Sakurai, Ken Dufva, Courtney Goodin, Tim Holland, Matthew Iadarola, Val Kuklowsky |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Australia / Feb 17, 1983 / R 18+
Spain / Apr 11, 1983 / 18 / ICAA: 215783/10912640
Sweden / Apr 28, 2001
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Hungary / Nov 14, 2006
Finland / Nov 03, 2012
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