Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1972 · 89 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Starring

Isao Yamagata, Ichirô Nakatani, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Masaru Shiga, Gō Katō, Gō Ibuki

The third installment follows the wandering samurai Ogami Itto as he deliberately subjects himself to the brutal torture of a Yakuza gang in order to rescue a prostitute under their control. Impressed, the gang’s leader then commissions Itto to assassinate a treacherous chamberlain whose schemes threaten the shogunate, setting Itto on a perilous path of vengeance and honor.