Kenji Misumi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Unfolding in an idyllic countryside that contrasts sharply with the violence that occurs within it, the third Lone Wolf and Cub film follows Itto Ogami and Daigoro as they continue their journey and stumble upon a crime scene involving a group of lowlife swordsmen from the watari-kashi class.

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1972
  • 89 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.40:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

Blu-ray Box Set

3 Discs

$79.96

Collector's Set

Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

DVD Box Set

5 Discs

$79.96

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Cast
Tomisaburo Wakayama
Itto Ogami
Akihiro Tomikawa
Daigoro
Go Kato
Kanbei Magomura
Yuko Hama
Torizo Koshio/Tori Miura
Isao Yamagata
Genba Sawatari
Michitaro Mizushima
Naizen-no-Sho Itakura
Ichiro Nakatani
Yagyu samurai
Sayoko Kato
O-Matsu
Jun Hamamura
Tatewaki Miura
Daigo Kusano
Rokubei Kuchiki
Credits
Director
Kenji Misumi
Produced by
Shintaro Katsu
Produced by
Hisaharu Matsubara
Screenplay by
Kazuo Koike
Based on the manga by
Kazuo Koike
Based on the manga by
Goseki Kojima
Cinematography by
Chikashi Makiura
Sound by
Tsuchitaro Hayashi
Lighting by
Hiroshi Mima
Production design by
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Music by
Hideaki Sakurai
Edited by
Toshio Taniguchi
Fight choreography
Eiichi Kusumoto
Sound effects
Toru Kurashima
Assistant director
Toshihiro Nabei
Special stunts
Daizen Shishido
Makeup
Hideo Yumoto
Makeup
Toshio Tanaka

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