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.
Shintarō Katsu | Producer |
Hisaharu Matsubara | Producer |
Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
Kenji Misumi | Director |
Kazuo Koike | Screenplay |
Hideaki Sakurai | Original Music Composer |
Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
Goseki Kojima | Graphic Novel Illustrator |
Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
Hiroshi Mima | Lighting Technician |