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Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin

He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!

19806.81h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Houston
Written by Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
Produced by Robert Houston, Roger Corman, Shintarō Katsu
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Top Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Ogami Itto

Akihiro Tomikawa

Akihiro Tomikawa

Daigoro Ogami

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Supreme Ninja

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Master of Death

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Master of Death

S

Shogen Nitta

Master of Death

Reiko Kasahara

Reiko Kasahara

Azami

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Lord Kurogawa

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Lord Bizen

Tokio Oki

Tokio Oki

The Shogun

Themes & Keywords

revengeninjafemale ninjashogun

About Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin is a action, adventure film released in 1980 exploring themes of revenge, ninja, female ninja, shogun. Directed by Robert Houston, it stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo. 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.

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