# Shogun Assassin (1980)

> A disgraced samurai and his observant toddler son carve a bloody path through feudal Japan toward vengeance against a paranoid shogun.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9020

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Director: Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi
- Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki, Shin Kishida, Shogen Nitta, Reiko Kasahara, Akiji Kobayashi
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, dreamy, fatalistic, cult movie night, martial arts marathon

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