The sprawling,
award-winning remake of the original LONE
WOLF AND CHILD series, starring vet actor Masakazu Tamura as Itto
Ogami. The important thing is - for those unsatisfied by the "open-ended"
conclusion of the original series - this one actually has an ending.
If anybody
is unfamiliar with the plot: Ogami is the official decapitator for the
shogunate. His prestigious position is the envy of the royal Yagyu clan.
In their quest for power, they accuse Ogami of treason and his wife gets
killed. He is left to care for his new-born baby while escaping to the
badlands. Ogami works as a paid assassin while positioning himself for
an attack against his royal enemy.
A
Japanese film; original widescreen format (16:9), uncut (119 min.) version
in DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Japanese language with optional English subtitles.