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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Lone wolf and son. The greatest team in the history of mass slaughter.Director: Robert Houston and Kenji Misumi
Year of Copyright: 1980
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Trailers (with Play All)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (2:54)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart at the River (3:03)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart to Hades (2:55)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in Peril (2:58)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in the Land of Demons (2:54)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (2:33) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Steelbook
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Extras:Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer (2:24) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reissued with the "Vipco's Vaults of Horror" banner.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance"
DISC TWO "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx"
DISC THREE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades"
DISC FOUR "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril"
DISC FIVE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons"
DISC SIX "Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell"
DISC SEVEN "Shogun Assassin"
* The Film
Trailers (with Play All)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (2:54)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart at the River (3:03)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart to Hades (2:55)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in Peril (2:58)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in the Land of Demons (2:54)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (2:33) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a reversible sleeve and liner notes by Tom Mes.
Packaged in thin amaray cases in a cardboard box.
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Extras:Program Notes (15 pages)
Daigoro's History Lesson (14 pages)
Restoration Gallery (20 pages)
DVD Credits (1 page)
Trailer (2:25)
Bonus Trailers
- Sword of Vengeance Trailer (2:22)
- Lady Snowblood Trailer (2:44)
- Demon Spies Trailer (2:21) -
Subtitles:English, English Captions (for translated onscreen text)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:While watching the film, the stock footage wasn't restored and remains noticeably softer than the rest of the film.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Shogun Assassin"
* The Film
Audio commentary with film scholar Ric Meyers and martial arts scholar Steve Watson for Shogun Assassin
Interview with Scott Houle the English Dub director for Shogun Assassin 3-5 (31:25)
Trailer (2:25)
Image galleries for each film
Program notes: text based extras about each film
Bonus Trailers
- The Wolves (3:22)
- The Geisha (3:03)
- Ashura (1:24)
- 47 Ronin (1:56)
- Shinsengumi (2:42)
- Zatoichi's Conspiracy (3:18)
- Shadow Hunters (2:29)
- Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold (2:09)
- Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell
DISC TWO "Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death"
DISC THREE "Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage"
DISC FOUR "Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold"
DISC FIVE "Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell" -
Subtitles:English, English Captions (for translated onscreen text)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a 28 page booklet with liner notes about each film.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Program Notes (15 pages)
Daigoro's History Lesson (14 pages)
Restoration Gallery (20 pages)
DVD Credits (1 page)
Trailer (2:25)
Bonus Trailers
- Sword of Vengeance Trailer (2:22)
- Lady Snowblood Trailer (2:44)
- Demon Spies Trailer (2:21) -
Subtitles:English, English Captions (for translated onscreen text)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:While watching the film, the stock footage wasn't restored and remains noticeably softer than the rest of the film.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance"
DISC TWO "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx"
DISC THREE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades"
DISC FOUR "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril"
DISC FIVE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons"
DISC SIX "Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell"
DISC SEVEN "Shogun Assassin"
* The Film
Stills Gallery
Trailer (2:25)
Bonus Trailer for "Death Trance", "Branded to Kill", "Shadowless Sword" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (2:26)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Cover falsely claims, that the aspect ratio is 1.66:1, and that it has only German audio.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril"
DISC TWO "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons"
DISC THREE "Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell"
DISC FOUR "Shogun Assassin"
* The Film
Trailer (2:27) -
Subtitles:Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:25)
Photo Gallery (1:41)
Bonus Trailers (in Japanese with English subtitles):
- "Shogun Rebellion" (2:30)*
- "Lady Snowblood 1" (2:44)
- "Lady Snowblood 2" (2:24)
- "Rebellion" (3:12)
- "Boiling Point" (2:07)
- "Sonatine" (0:51)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:*This menu mistakenly states the trailer's name as "Shogun Assassin".
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OVERALL: Draw
The French boxset and the US 5-Film Collection for the differing exclusive extras.
GENERAL NOTES:
"Shogun Assassin" is actually a combination of two films. New World Pictures acquired the rights to the first two Lone Wolf films, "SWORD OF VENGEANCE" and "BABYCART AT THE RIVER STYX" from Toho. Robert Houston rewrote the dialog in English, re-edited the films together, and added a new electronic score (by Mark Lindsay).
The first ten minutes is the Lone Wolf and Cub origin sequences from "Sword Of Vengeance". Then the part with the female Ninja team and the Masters of Death are lifted from "Babycart At The River Styx"."
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CUTS:
- R0 Blu-ray+DVD United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (84:53 NTSC)
- R0 Strong Uncut Version United Kingdom- Vipco - No cuts (81:30 PAL)
- R0 The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Box Set United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (84:53 NTSC)
- R1 America- AnimEigo Entertainment - No cuts (84:53 NTSC)
- R1 5 Film Collection America- AnimEigo Entertainment - No cuts (84:45 NTSC)
- R1 Blu-ray+DVD America- AnimEigo Entertainment - No cuts (84:53 NTSC)
- R2 Ultimate Edition Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (81:31 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Laser Paradise - No cuts (81:28 PAL)
- R2 Japan- Toho - No cuts (84:53 NTSC)
- R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment/Njutafilms - No cuts (84:54 PAL)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 17/03/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/09/25UPDATE LOG:
10/03/16: Additions of UK Eureka, US 5 film, US Blu+DVD, ASINs, DVDBeaver.
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22/01/22: Scandinavia.
02/09/25: Added Japan, Australia.
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