Lone Wolf and Cub

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Lone Wolf and Cub ★ Baby Cart 1: Lend a Child…Lend an Arm 1972

First in a series of six from the swordwielding samurai genre. Chronicles the events leading up to a samurai warrior's (Wakayama) expulsion from his native village along with his infant son (Tomikawa). Father's intense rivalry with the evil Shogun whom he was ousted by becomes an epic struggle of good vs. evil. The adorable little “Lone Cub” provides an effective counterpoint for Dad's sideline excursion into a local brothel. In Japanese with English subtitles in a letterbox format. 83m/C VHS . JP Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa; D: Kenji Misumi.