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Shogun Assassin |
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Genre
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Adventure,
Adventure Drama,
Samurai Film.
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Year
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1980 |
Director
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Robert Houston,
Kenji Misumi,
David Weisman.
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Actors
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Tomisaburo Wakayama,
Masahiro Tomikawa,
Kayo Matsuo,
Shin Kishida,
Lamont Johnson,
Marshall Erwin Efron,
Sandra Bernhard,
Lennie Weinrib,
Mark Lindsay,
Robert Houston,
David Weisman.
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File
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Runtime: |
89:00 |
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dvd-rip / xvid |
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698.82 Mb |
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Storyline:
More a "greatest hits" movie than an actual stand-alone film of its own, Shogun Assassin is the delirious hybrid of two episodes of the popular Baby Cart series dubbed into English and fused together into a hyper-violent bloodbath ballet that's sure to entertain the samurai-film enthusiast with a strong stomach. The swords fly fast and furious as a wondering shogun is forced into exile after being framed and his wife murdered. Giving his infant son the choice between the merciful release of death (represented by a ball) and the life of constant threat and danger (a sword) the child reaches for the sword, marking the beginning of a brutally violent struggle for survival among a sea of would-be assassins. From this point on plot is secondary, focusing instead on a series of violent vignettes in which limbs fly freely in a furious blur of lightning swords. Utilizing masterful swordsmanship in addition to a cleverly designed and lethal baby carriage, father and son are in a constant state of ultra-alert adrenalized awareness, conscious that instant death may lurk beyond every carefully chosen path. |
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