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"."

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 02/09/25

UPDATE LOG:

10/03/16: Additions of UK Eureka, US 5 film, US Blu+DVD, ASINs, DVDBeaver.
22/01/22: Scandinavia.
02/09/25: Added Japan, Australia.