The read
Scores higher than 94% of the 747 1980s action movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
195 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert HoustonDirector
- Kazuo KoikeScreenplay
- Robert HoustonScreenplay
- W. Michael LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Kunihiko MuraiOriginal Music Composer
- Mark LindsayOriginal Music Composer
- Kenji MisumiDirector
- David WeismanWriter
- Hideaki SakuraiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tomisaburō WakayamaOgami Itto
- Akihiro TomikawaDaigoro Ogami
- Kayo MatsuoSupreme Ninja
- Minoru ŌkiMaster of Death
- Shin KishidaMaster of Death
- Shogen NittaMaster of Death
- Reiko KasaharaAzami
- Akiji KobayashiLord Kurogawa
- Taketoshi NaitōLord Bizen
- Tokio OkiThe Shogun
- Lamont JohnsonVoice (voice)
- Marshall EfronVoice (voice)
Stills
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Themes
revengeninjafemale ninjashogun
The Best Movies of 1980
Shogun Assassin is #16 of 60
