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Shogun Assassin: 5 Film Collector's Set
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List Price: $79.98
Our Price: $71.99
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Manufacturer: Animeigo
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ohki, Akiji Kobayashi, Shin Kishida
Directed By: Robert Houston
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 0737187011283
Format: Box set
Label: Animeigo
Manufacturer: Animeigo
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Animeigo
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-11-11
Running Time: 86
Studio: Animeigo
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-10-14
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Editorial Reviews:
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He is the most feared assassin in all of Japan, known only as the Lone Wolf. Pushing his young son along the back-roads of feudal Japan in a heavily armed baby-cart, he strikes fear into the hearts of evil-doers everywhere - as long as someone can come up with his fee. Nothing, not even the legions of a mad shogun, hordes of Yagyu ninjas, or the undead, can stop him! This collector's set contains the complete series on 5 DVDs. From the explosive first film that became a cult-classic, to the snow-capped finale, there is never a dull moment for this father and son team.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Kill Bill thriller
Comment: This was a gift for my brother because he heard the title on Kill Bill 2. He made everyone watch it. He is a martial arts movie fan and this is now one of his favorites.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Non stop action and loads of gore!
Comment: Shogun Assassin is a visual treat of stylish battles and mass killings. The over the top action does an excellent job of covering the simple story and plot. I only wish there was a bit more depth to the characters.
A samurai warrior named Lone Wolf angers a shogun. Together with his very young son, he evades the shoguns deadly forces. The action scenes are the bread and butter. They consist of lots of sword play. The gore is highly exaggerated with spraying streams of blood. The battles are fierce but not overly long. The soundtrack definitly had its moments.
Fans of action and gore are mostly going to appreciate this the most. The transfer is very good. The picture and sound are on point. Pick this up if you're feeling blood thirsty.
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Summary: Very stylish, surrealistic shogun, samurai mythical tale
Comment: Shogun Assassin (1980) is a remarkable movie that hasn't aged a
single day, since its release, amazingly. Starring ( the late)
Tomisaburo Wakayama, playing a samurai with the intriguing actress
Kayo Matsuo, the action unfolds in a paradoxical mix of tranquility /
love with brutality / horror.
First, Ogami the samurai begins a long trek with his 5 year old son
in a baby carriage, across rivers, forests, crop fields, and deserts
to an unknown destination, showing extraordinary endurance and
determination all that time.
Next, over the course of many miles, Ogami "Lone Wolf" has to defend
himself against wicked platoons sent to finish him off, fighting off
as well, Ninjas, on a mission to kill for which failing is not an
option, under the penalty of Hara Kiri.
The film is very stylish, the music professional, perhaps slightly
overdoing it with the synth numbers reminiscent of "Safety Dance"
from Men Without Hats, back in 1982, apparently using the same brand
music instrument. The presentation is a great wide-screen.
The surrealism of this picture, in some ways in the tradition of
Salvador Dali, is the case, and somewhat reminsicent of "The Passion
of Darkly Noon"- another work that contains frequent, intense horror.
The only difference are the lethal scenes with blood packs going off
as a result of samurai hand to hand combats.
The benefit of a DVD release, is that the viewers won't have to hear
gasps, screams, shock, yelling that otherwise would apply in a public
theatre, such is the graphic nature of the special effects and the
overall "Mad Max" feel to it.
The action is apparently set circa 1300 to 1500, when gun powder
still wasn't widely used, perhaps set even earlier than that, due to
the lack of crossbows and arrows.
The actors chosen are intentionally ethnic Japanese in order to
better represent accurately the microcosm of this story to the
viewers.
The overall impact of this movie, is that it does constitute a dream
of sorts, a superb surrealism taking spectators in another space and
time, with a crystal clear film to DVD transfer. The downside is that
more than 1 viewer may ahbor the graphic combat scenes. The sets are
very credible, admirably chosen from a stylish, appealing aspect.
It should be noted that the work has 3 sequels to it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I think Monty Python stole the Black Knight scene from this movie!
Comment: I actually saw this in a theater when it was originally released to the US. It is apparently a kid show from Japan. It is amazingly bloody and violent! But heck, It is hilarious. The guy and his kid in the cart kill people so good they can't even fall down without a shove. Plus, the woman ninjas proving their abilities cuts up a warrior like a vege-matic. This movie is an honest to gosh classic. I am ordering a DVD immediately! Watch it and tell me Monty Python didn't steal (in a nice way)the Black Knight scene in Holy Grail from this movie.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What a travesty
Comment: I must blame myself for not noticing the disk details indicated the only language listed was English, and no sub-titles. If you truly love Japanese cinema you probably watch it with the english sub-titles on and listening to the original Japanese dialog. It's a simple matter of wanting to hear the sound track the original director created, the actors voices, and all the sounds he put there.
This starts out with a American child's voice doing a voice-over that attempts to bridge the massive cuts this American release inflicted on the story.
To painful to watch I stopped it after the first 15 minutes. Now to decide, to chuck it, or donate to the thrift store?
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