17 March 2013

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (Japan, 1972)

In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

'The Baby Cart films brought that little something. Especially the second episode. Because suddenly, the genre entered into a new era, where history and reality were of no importance. Based on a popular manga, everything became possible. The film reflects that artistic liberty, it’s both entertaining and surprising. Bringing fresh ideas to the genre, for instance, a desert in Japan? Done. Crazy weapons? Done. All of that, with massive bloody fight scenes, and charismatic characters.'

Genre: Action/Drama

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