Shogun Assassin

– A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but ..

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Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Shogun Assassin (1980)

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.

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Shogun Assassin (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Nov 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi

Writer:

Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike (screenplay), Kazuo Koike (story), Goseki Kojima, David Weisman

Main Actors:

Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Shôgen Nitta

Plot:

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.

Production:

New World Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%