Shogun Assassin

(1980)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 195 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure

Year: 1980

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: Japan, United States of America

Director: Robert Houston, 三隅研次

Cast: 若山富三郎, 富川晶宏, 松尾嘉代, 大木実, 岸田森, 新田昌玄, 笠原玲子, 小林昭二, Такэтоси Найто, 沖時男

Plot

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.

Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile. The Shogun sought to destroy all those who might stand to oppose his rule, and so he sent his ninja spies to the samurai's home. The ninjas failed to kill the samurai, but did kill his beloved wife. From then on, the samurai swore on his honor to seek out the Shogun and avenge the death of his love. The samurai roams the countryside with his toddler son taking on mercenary work for money until the final battle with the Shogun's three Masters of Death.