Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Original title: Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

4.7K

YOUR RATING

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.

Director
- Kenji Misumi
Writers
- Kazuo Koike
- Tsutomu Nakamura
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

4.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kenji Misumi
Writers
- Kazuo Koike
- Tsutomu Nakamura
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #841.

Goofs
In the fight scene in the sand dunes, the conditions change randomly between overcast (dull light, no shadows) and sunny (bright light, distinct shadows).

Quotes
Ogami Itto: [slowly pulling his sword partially out of its sheath] I have come for your life.
Abbot Jikei: [Unperturbed] You cannot kill that which is naught. I have brought subjective and objective into one. I have forgotten myself and merged with nothingness. I am but a piece of totality of inside and outside. Thus, you cannot kill my body.
Abbot Jikei: [Turns to look at Ogami] When you meet Buddha, you'll kill Buddha. When you meet your parents, you'll kill them. It's all for nothing, however. You only have the way of the assassin. When you are able to kill me, you will have achieved the gateless barrier on the way of the assassin.
[looks away; Ogami slowly re-sheathes his sword]

Connections
Featured in Lame d'un père, l'âme d'un sabre (2005)

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Great action combined with impressive storytelling, best of the series

Even though all the festival-scenes are a sub-plot that adds little to nothing to the story, I find this an excellent film. The idea and the enactment of the five Samurai, each giving Ogami a part of his mission as their dying words, exemplifies the value of loyalty and truth above all. In all the Lone Wolf films honor is considered the highest value, and there is a continuous presence of morality throughout the series. In this film I was touched by the incredible loyalty of all the Samurais of the Kuroda clan. Even when on fire, fatally wounded or bleeding from every orifice, they still continue to serve their clan. In fact they care so much for their clan that they hire Ogami to kill their own, perverted masters, because their actions bring dishonor and great danger to the clan.

Story-wise certainly the most elaborate of the Lone Wolf films, I found this one to be the best.