# Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

> A wandering samurai assassin and his young son are drawn into a lethal collision with a tattooed killer and a rival seeking revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26571

## Facts

- Runtime: 81 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director: Buichi Saitō
- Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma, Akihiro Tomikawa, Asao Koike, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tatsuo Endō, Asao Uchida
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143348/

## Ember's analysis

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

## Synopsis

A lone warrior faces deadly foes while protecting his innocent child in a world of betrayal and vengeance.

## Movies like Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Zatoichi on the Road (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11230)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)
- [Lady Snowblood (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/1729)
- [Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/36981)
- [New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11149)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/10708)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26569)
- [Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25879)
- [Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/36965)

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