In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
Kenji Misumi | Director |
Kazuo Koike | Screenplay |
Shintarō Katsu | Producer |
Hisaharu Matsubara | Producer |
Hideaki Sakurai | Original Music Composer |
Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
Goseki Kojima | Graphic Novel Illustrator |
Hiroshi Mima | Lighting Technician |