1974·Action·1h 23m
7.1
★
With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.
Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda
japan
assassin
samurai
chambara
jidaigeki
edo period
chanbara
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Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Akihiro Tomikawa
Ogami Daigoro
Gorō Mutsumi
Iwane Ozunu
Daigo Kusano
Mudo
Jiro Miyaguchi
Muga
Renji Ishibashi
Mumon
Manabu Morita
Imanishi Uneme
Kōji Fujiyama
Tomita Tatewaki
Kyōichi Satō
Kiyota Ryunosuke
Ryō Nishida
Okada Gonoshin
Masataka Iwao
Yajuro Masaki
Yukio Horikita
Crew
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Director
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Producer
Kazuo Koike
Original Story
Taizen Shishido
Stunts
Popular Reviews
24 reviews
Gabriel Dennis
7.0★ · 02/27/26
***“Both of you, father and son, nothing but grim reapers. Step by step, walk down the path of carnage.”
***
Alright, so the baby cart is now a sled set against the backdrop of beautiful snow for the final conflict between Ogami and the Yagyu clan to play out, uh, yeah, I’ll take it.
You finally feel like Ogami and Daigoro are in harm’s way and not the other way around anymore. It’s nice to feel that there’s a real threat to the duo, more so than there ever has been. That’s really only because of the supernatural element here, though.
I’m not huge on the Tsuchigumo clan, but they make for some fun scenes, especially when the three of them meet their demise in the snow.
Although I still love this one, it’s a bit slow and maybe the least captivating in the series. It all comes together for a phenomenal ending sequence, though. Although it may not be the most definitive end-of-the-story ending, I think it works just fine. The path Ogami and Daigoro have chosen is one that will never end.
Man, I’m sad that these are all done now. I’ve really enjoyed throwing myself into the series, and now it’s over. I’ll be rewatching these sooner rather than later, though. Ogami and Daigoro are one of the best duos of all time. They’re only as strong as they are because they have each other by their side.
Get the Criterion set. It’s one of their best, if not the best, that I’ve come across so far. It’s truly phenomenal. I feel part samurai after completing all of these.
***
Alright, so the baby cart is now a sled set against the backdrop of beautiful snow for the final conflict between Ogami and the Yagyu clan to play out, uh, yeah, I’ll take it.
You finally feel like Ogami and Daigoro are in harm’s way and not the other way around anymore. It’s nice to feel that there’s a real threat to the duo, more so than there ever has been. That’s really only because of the supernatural element here, though.
I’m not huge on the Tsuchigumo clan, but they make for some fun scenes, especially when the three of them meet their demise in the snow.
Although I still love this one, it’s a bit slow and maybe the least captivating in the series. It all comes together for a phenomenal ending sequence, though. Although it may not be the most definitive end-of-the-story ending, I think it works just fine. The path Ogami and Daigoro have chosen is one that will never end.
Man, I’m sad that these are all done now. I’ve really enjoyed throwing myself into the series, and now it’s over. I’ll be rewatching these sooner rather than later, though. Ogami and Daigoro are one of the best duos of all time. They’re only as strong as they are because they have each other by their side.
Get the Criterion set. It’s one of their best, if not the best, that I’ve come across so far. It’s truly phenomenal. I feel part samurai after completing all of these.
***“Both of you, father and son, nothing but grim reapers. Step by step, walk down the path of carnage.”
***
Alright, so the baby cart is now a sled set against the backdrop of beautiful snow for the final conflict between Ogami and the Yagyu clan to play out, uh, yeah, I’ll take it.
You finally feel like Ogami and Daigoro are in harm’s way and not the other way around anymore. It’s nice to feel that there’s a real threat to the duo, more so than there ever has been. That’s really only because of the supernatural element here, though.
I’m not huge on the Tsuchigumo clan, but they make for some fun scenes, especially when the three of them meet their demise in the snow.
Although I still love this one, it’s a bit slow and maybe the least captivating in the series. It all comes together for a phenomenal ending sequence, though. Although it may not be the most definitive end-of-the-story ending, I think it works just fine. The path Ogami and Daigoro have chosen is one that will never end.
Man, I’m sad that these are all done now. I’ve really enjoyed throwing myself into the series, and now it’s over. I’ll be rewatching these sooner rather than later, though. Ogami and Daigoro are one of the best duos of all time. They’re only as strong as they are because they have each other by their side.
Get the Criterion set. It’s one of their best, if not the best, that I’ve come across so far. It’s truly phenomenal. I feel part samurai after completing all of these.
***
Alright, so the baby cart is now a sled set against the backdrop of beautiful snow for the final conflict between Ogami and the Yagyu clan to play out, uh, yeah, I’ll take it.
You finally feel like Ogami and Daigoro are in harm’s way and not the other way around anymore. It’s nice to feel that there’s a real threat to the duo, more so than there ever has been. That’s really only because of the supernatural element here, though.
I’m not huge on the Tsuchigumo clan, but they make for some fun scenes, especially when the three of them meet their demise in the snow.
Although I still love this one, it’s a bit slow and maybe the least captivating in the series. It all comes together for a phenomenal ending sequence, though. Although it may not be the most definitive end-of-the-story ending, I think it works just fine. The path Ogami and Daigoro have chosen is one that will never end.
Man, I’m sad that these are all done now. I’ve really enjoyed throwing myself into the series, and now it’s over. I’ll be rewatching these sooner rather than later, though. Ogami and Daigoro are one of the best duos of all time. They’re only as strong as they are because they have each other by their side.
Get the Criterion set. It’s one of their best, if not the best, that I’ve come across so far. It’s truly phenomenal. I feel part samurai after completing all of these.
Henry
9.0★ · 01/20/26
The funkiest and scariest of all the Lone Wolf and Cub series
The funkiest and scariest of all the Lone Wolf and Cub series
Beat
7.0★ · 01/04/26
wow what an ending. it makes sense why it ended that way as these had fully caught up to its source material and it does complete ogami and daigoros character arcs for the most part. i'm not going to lie and act like i wasn't a bit disappointed tho, i expected this to be a big epic snow fight for like 30 minutes but that's on me, even so i had a good time. the story is prolly at its weakest here, with a very not engaging story and rlly bad pacing. this movie was still so much fun tho, especially the end. its unfortunate that they couldn't continue with the series because they are all consistent in it's quality and considering the fact there is 6 movies, that's amazing. i loved this series a lot and i will miss it, these past 3 days of watching these movies have really been some of the most fun ive had with movies in a good bit and these movies will forever be remembered as one of the best samurai media to me. having this on criterion is truly a treasure. i wont be watching shogun assassin anytime soon because ik its just an edited version of the first 2 movies but dubbed in english so ill prolly watch it sometime in the future if i ever want a recap. the cinematography is at its best here, these shots are just breathtaking and i wish the quality of the cinematography was the same everywhere else. despite this being the most flawed, i still had a great time and would definitely watch this over the third one. the soundtrack is at its best here too, the soundtrack throughout this whole series was stellar i loved it so much.
decent movie
decent movie
wow what an ending. it makes sense why it ended that way as these had fully caught up to its source material and it does complete ogami and daigoros character arcs for the most part. i'm not going to lie and act like i wasn't a bit disappointed tho, i expected this to be a big epic snow fight for like 30 minutes but that's on me, even so i had a good time. the story is prolly at its weakest here, with a very not engaging story and rlly bad pacing. this movie was still so much fun tho, especially the end. its unfortunate that they couldn't continue with the series because they are all consistent in it's quality and considering the fact there is 6 movies, that's amazing. i loved this series a lot and i will miss it, these past 3 days of watching these movies have really been some of the most fun ive had with movies in a good bit and these movies will forever be remembered as one of the best samurai media to me. having this on criterion is truly a treasure. i wont be watching shogun assassin anytime soon because ik its just an edited version of the first 2 movies but dubbed in english so ill prolly watch it sometime in the future if i ever want a recap. the cinematography is at its best here, these shots are just breathtaking and i wish the quality of the cinematography was the same everywhere else. despite this being the most flawed, i still had a great time and would definitely watch this over the third one. the soundtrack is at its best here too, the soundtrack throughout this whole series was stellar i loved it so much.
decent movie
decent movie
Landon
7.0★ · 02/05/25
With there being no true resolution to this unfinished series, this final movie fizzles out on a mediocre note. With that being said, I’m gonna these guys.
With there being no true resolution to this unfinished series, this final movie fizzles out on a mediocre note. With that being said, I’m gonna these guys.
alex glifford
6.0★ · 01/25/25
It was okay!
It’s like it couldn’t help itself and had to slip in something twisted and maniacal for a couple seconds
Like it had withdrawals from the last entry it just had to go bad weird amongst the good weird
Either way this wasnt as cool ig?
It was fine and the music banged
But dam it just drags with a lot of its expositional stuff
Maybe exposition isn’t accurate enough to describe the type of dialogue in here but nothing flows at all and it’s not charming in a Zatoichi way either sort of thing
Idk
Glad I finally got through these, disappointing as they were, I’ve got synth soundtrack Shogun Assassin now and I might come back to Land of Demons one day if I’m craving this shartbollocks
It’s like it couldn’t help itself and had to slip in something twisted and maniacal for a couple seconds
Like it had withdrawals from the last entry it just had to go bad weird amongst the good weird
Either way this wasnt as cool ig?
It was fine and the music banged
But dam it just drags with a lot of its expositional stuff
Maybe exposition isn’t accurate enough to describe the type of dialogue in here but nothing flows at all and it’s not charming in a Zatoichi way either sort of thing
Idk
Glad I finally got through these, disappointing as they were, I’ve got synth soundtrack Shogun Assassin now and I might come back to Land of Demons one day if I’m craving this shartbollocks
It was okay!
It’s like it couldn’t help itself and had to slip in something twisted and maniacal for a couple seconds
Like it had withdrawals from the last entry it just had to go bad weird amongst the good weird
Either way this wasnt as cool ig?
It was fine and the music banged
But dam it just drags with a lot of its expositional stuff
Maybe exposition isn’t accurate enough to describe the type of dialogue in here but nothing flows at all and it’s not charming in a Zatoichi way either sort of thing
Idk
Glad I finally got through these, disappointing as they were, I’ve got synth soundtrack Shogun Assassin now and I might come back to Land of Demons one day if I’m craving this shartbollocks
It’s like it couldn’t help itself and had to slip in something twisted and maniacal for a couple seconds
Like it had withdrawals from the last entry it just had to go bad weird amongst the good weird
Either way this wasnt as cool ig?
It was fine and the music banged
But dam it just drags with a lot of its expositional stuff
Maybe exposition isn’t accurate enough to describe the type of dialogue in here but nothing flows at all and it’s not charming in a Zatoichi way either sort of thing
Idk
Glad I finally got through these, disappointing as they were, I’ve got synth soundtrack Shogun Assassin now and I might come back to Land of Demons one day if I’m craving this shartbollocks