Rating: R
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 06/22/2006
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Animeigo
More a "greatest hits" movie than an actual stand-alone film of its own,
Shogun Assassin is the delirious hybrid of two episodes of the popular Baby Cart series dubbed into English and fused together into a hyper-violent bloodbath ballet that's sure to entertain the samurai-film enthusiast with a strong stomach. The swords fly fast and furious as a wondering shogun is forced into exile after being framed and his wife murdered. Giving his infant son the choice between the merciful release of death (represented by a ball) and the life of constant threat and danger (a sword) the child reaches for the sword, marking the beginning of a brutally violent struggle for survival among a sea of would-be assassins. From this point on plot is secondary, focusing instead on a series of violent vignettes in which limbs fly freely in a furious blur of lightning swords. Utilizing masterful swordsmanship in addition to a cleverly designed and lethal baby carriage, father and son are in a constant state of ultra-alert adrenalized awareness, conscious that instant death may lurk beyond every carefully chosen path.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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