# Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

> A lone samurai assassin and his young son face the last, furious assault of a doomed rival clan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26580

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda
- Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi, Gorō Mutsumi, Daigo Kusano, Jiro Miyaguchi, Renji Ishibashi, Teruo Ishiyama
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071695/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, fatalistic, propulsive, samurai movie night, martial arts marathon

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- [Sanjuro (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/6671)
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- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26571)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/26566)
- [Lady Snowblood (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/1729)
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- [Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/14439)
- [The Twilight Samurai (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/7141)
- [Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/10708)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)

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