Tag: Tomisabura Wakayama

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  Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons (1973)

  May 16, 2023

  1970s, Action, History, Japanese Cinema, Road Movie, Samurai Movies, Sequels

  When wandering assassin-for-hire Ogami Itto (Tomisabura Wakayam) is asked if he would assassinate a child and their parents, he replies, “My son and I are on the Demon Path To Hell” i.e. sure thing. Ogami Itto is no joke! He and his son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) continue to travel along the roads of feudal Japan… Read.

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  Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart To Hades (1972)

  August 27, 2022

  1970s, Action, Exploitation Cinema, History, Japanese Cinema, Road Movie, Sequels, Thriller, Western

  There’s something about Tomisaburo Wakayama’s portly stature and sullen demeanour as Ogami Itto, the wandering ronin, at the centre of the Lone Wolf And Cub series. A highly skilled and almost invincible assassin, Wakayama grounds everything with his grumpy stoicism and physicality, particularly in the face of enemy hordes and gushing blood sprays. Or in… Read.