Australian Release of the Most Brutal, Bloody and Brilliant Samurai Series Ever Filmed Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock
Ogami Itto: master swordsman; the Shogun`s Royal executioner. Falsely accused by the evil Yagyu clan, stripped of rank, his wife murdered -- leaving only his infant son Daigoro. No longer Royal Samurai and son, now Lone Wolf and Cub -- sword for hire on a bloody path of revenge. On May 8th, the Australian label Madman Entertainment will release the seven-disc DVD set, LONE WOLF AND CUB ULTIMATE COLLECTION, with all six Toho films plus the re-cut English dubbed SHOGUN ASSASSIN. Masterful swordplay, diabolical enemies and the highest body count in Samurai history make the LONE WOLF AND CUB series the ultimate collectible classic. The films are renowned for an incredible amount of stylized violence... after the second film, each movie climaxes with Ogami slaughtering an entire army single-handedly. The LONE WOLF AND CUB ULTIMATE COLLECTION includes... · LONE WOLF AND CUB: SWORD OF VENGEANCE (???? ????????????, Kozure Okami: Kowokashi Udekashi Tsukamatsuru, 1972) · LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX (???? ????????, Kozure Okami: Sanzu no Kawa no Ubaguruma, 1972) · LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART TO HADES (???? ?????????, Kozure Okami: Shinikazeni Mukau Ubaguruma, 1972) · LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN PERIL (???? ??????, Kozure Okami: Oya no Kokoro ko no Kokoro, 1972) · LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN THE LAND OF DEMONS (???? ????, Kozure Okami: Meifumado, 1973) · LONE WOLF AND CUB: WHITE HEAVEN IN HELL (???? ??????!???, Kozure Okami: Jigoku e Ikuzo! Daigoro, 1974) · SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980) Release Date: May 8, 2013 Format: DVD (Region 4, PAL) SRP: $39.95 Catalog: EYEB311 Number of Discs: 7 Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Running Time: 510 minutes Special Features Original trailers Stills gallery
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