Lone Wolf and Cub (Criterion Collection) [New DVD]

Description: Lone Wolf and Cub (Criterion Collection) [New DVD] Title: Lone Wolf and Cub (Criterion Collection) Format: DVD Label: Criterion Collection Genre: Foreign-Japanese, Action / Adventure UPC: 715515188616 Release Date: 2016 Lone Wolf and Cub (Criterion Collection) DVD Special Edition Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child.SPECIAL EDITION FIVE-DVD BOX SET FEATURESNew 2K digital restorations of all six filmsHigh-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub filmsNew interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the filmsLame d un père, l âme d un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the seriesNew interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and filmsNew interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub filmsSilent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan FrancisTrailersNew English subtitle translationsLanguage: JapaneseSubtitles: EnglishNumber of discs: 5Run Time: 506 minutesPLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias© DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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