# Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

> A disgraced Edo-period executioner takes his infant son into a relentless samurai campaign against the clan that destroyed his honor.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26566

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director: Kenji Misumi
- Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Asao Uchida, Taketoshi Naitō, Yoshi Katō, Reiko Kasahara
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068815/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, stoic, propulsive, samurai movie night, martial arts film marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of vengeance and survival unfolds in feudal Japan as a father and son navigate a world of betrayal.

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- [Shogun Assassin (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/9020)
- [The Sword of Doom (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/11990)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)
- [Lady Snowblood (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/1729)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/10708)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/26576)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/26580)
- [Harakiri (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/8600)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26571)
- [Zatoichi on the Road (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11230)

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