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Shogun Assassin (Blu-ray) (1980)
Lone wolf and son. The greatest team in the history of mass slaughter.Director: Kenji Misumi & Robert Houston
Year of Copyright: 1980
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with David Weisman (Producer), Jim Evans (Illustrator), and Gibran Evans (Voice of Daigoro)
Audio Commentary with Film Scholar Ric Meyers and Martial Arts Expert Steve Watson -
Extras:Samuel L. Jackson Interview (12:43)
Restoration Gallery (3:45)
Program Notes (10:33)
Blu-ray Credits (0:18)
Trailer (2:35) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* "Shogun Assassin"
Audio Commentary with David Weisman (Producer), Jim Evans (Illustrator), and Gibran Evans (Voice of Daigoro)
Audio Commentary with Film Scholar Ric Meyers and Martial Arts Expert Steve Watson
Samuel L. Jackson Interview (12:43)
Restoration Gallery (3:45)
Program Notes (10:33)
Blu-ray Credits (0:18)
Trailer (2:35)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* "Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death"
* "Shogun Assassin 3: Slashing Blades of Carnage"
* "Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold"
* "Shogun Assassin 5: Cold Road to Hell" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with David Weisman (Producer), Jim Evans (Illustrator), and Gibran Evans (Voice of Daigoro)
Audio Commentary with Film Scholar Ric Meyers and Martial Arts Expert Steve Watson
Samuel L. Jackson Interview (12:43)
Restoration Gallery (3:45)
Program Notes (10:33)
Blu-ray Credits (0:18)
Trailer (2:35)
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:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart at the River Styx"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart to Hades"
"Sword of Vengeance" Trailer (2:20)
"Babycart at the River Styx" trailer (2:55)
"Babycart to Hades" trailer (2:47)
DISC TWO
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in Peril"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in the Land of Demons"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell"
"Babycart in Peril" trailer (2:58)
"Babycart in the Land of Demons" trailer (2:54)
"White Heaven in Hell" trailer (2:34)
DISC THREE
* "Shogun Assassin"
Interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films (11:39)
"Lame d’un pčre, l’âme d’un sabre" 2005 documentary (52:24)
Interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired the ones depicted in the manga and films (13:34)
Interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six films (12:28)
Silent documentary from 1939 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis (30:37)
"Shogun Assassin" Trailer (2:33) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop-culture writer Patrick Macias.
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Easter eggs:Physical Easter Egg:
In the end opposite where the digipack slides out, open the spinal tab and a foldout diagram of the babycart is freed. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by producer David Weisman, illustrator Jim Evans and actor Gibran Evans (the voice of Daigoro)
Audio commentary by film scholar Ric Meyers and martial arts experts Steve Watson
Video appreciation of the film by actor Samuel L. Jackson (12:55)
Original trailer (HD)
Original trailers for all six of the original Lone Wolf and Cub films
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Released in a keep case without the DVD Copy.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart at the River Styx"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart to Hades"
"Sword of Vengeance" Trailer (2:20)
"Babycart at the River Styx" trailer (2:55)
"Babycart to Hades" trailer (2:47)
DISC TWO
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in Peril"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: Babycart in the Land of Demons"
* "Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell"
"Babycart in Peril" trailer (2:58)
"Babycart in the Land of Demons" trailer (2:54)
"White Heaven in Hell" trailer (2:34)
DISC THREE
* "Shogun Assassin"
Interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films (11:39)
"Lame d’un pčre, l’âme d’un sabre" 2005 documentary (52:24)
Interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired the ones depicted in the manga and films (13:34)
Interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six films (12:28)
Silent documentary from 1939 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis (30:37)
"Shogun Assassin" Trailer (2:33) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop-culture writer Patrick Macias.
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Easter eggs:Physical Easter Egg:
In the end opposite where the digipack slides out, open the spinal tab and a foldout diagram of the babycart is freed. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US AnimEigo releases have some exclusive extras while the UK release has the trailer gallery.
The US/UK Criterion release has many exclusive extras but only has lossy audio for the film.
GENERAL NOTES: "Shogun Assassin" is actually a combination of two films. New World Pictures acquired the rights to the first two "Lone Wolf and Cub" 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:
- Blu-ray A 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition America- AnimEigo - No cuts (84:59)
- Blu-ray A 5 Film Collection America- AnimEigo - No cuts (84:59)
- Blu-ray A Blu-ray+DVD America- AnimEigo - No cuts (84:59)
- Blu-ray A Lone Wolf and Cub America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (85:05).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (85:02)
- Blu-ray B Lone Wolf and Cub United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (85:05).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 23/11/10
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 22/01/22UPDATE LOG:
23/11/10: initial entry
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22/12/10: added extra detail regarding the DVD copy
10/03/16: Additions of US x3, ASIN.
09/10/16: Addition of US Criterion.
02/04/17: Addition of UK Criterion.
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