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Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

Kozure Okami

19737.93 Seasons78 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.

Created by Kazuo Koike
Written by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
NetworksNippon TV

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Top Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ittô Ogami

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Narrator (Voice)

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Sato Takumi

Daigoro Ogami

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Tanomo Abe

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Retsudo Yagyu

Themes & Keywords

japanassassinsamurairevengekidsyagyu

About Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub is a action & adventure series that first aired in 1973 exploring themes of japan, assassin, samurai, revenge, kids, yagyu. Created by Kazuo Koike, it stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Taketoshi Naitō, Sato Takumi. Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku. One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun. Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death.

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