Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Name: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1972-12-30
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma, Akihiro Tomikawa, Asao Koike

1972·Movie·81 min·★ 7.3(156)

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Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.

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About Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril is a 1972 Japanese-language action, adventure and thriller film directed by Buichi Saitō. The cast is led by Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma. It has a runtime of 1h 21m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, HBO Max.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril was produced by TOHO and Katsu Production and made in Japan. It was released on December 30, 1972.

Director: Buichi Saitō
Writers: Kazuo Koike
Release date: December 30, 1972
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: TOHO, Katsu Production

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril cast & crew

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril was directed by Buichi Saitō and written by Kazuo Koike.

The cast features Tomisaburō Wakayama as Ogami Itto, Yoichi Hayashi as Yagyu Gunbei, Michi Azuma as Oyuki, Akihiro Tomikawa as Ogami Daigoro, Asao Koike as Tokugawa Yoshinao, and Hiroshi Tanaka as Jûzaemon Kashiwagi.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hideaki Sakurai, cinematography is by Kazuo Miyagawa, and it was produced by Hisaharu Matsubara and Tomisaburō Wakayama.

Is Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril worth watching?

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 156 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 21m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and thriller, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril is worth a place on your watchlist.

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