Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Seen it?1972 | 89 min | Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Escape from New York, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenji Misumi
- Tomisaburō WakayamaOgami Itto
- Gō KatōMagomura Kanbei
- Yūko HamadaTorizo / Tori Miura
- Isao YamagataSawatari Genba
- Michitarō MizushimaItakura Naizen-no-Sho
- Ichirō NakataniYagyu Samurai
- Akihiro TomikawaOgami Daigoro
- Sayoko KatōOmatsu
- Jun HamamuraMiura Tatewaki
- Daigo KusanoKuchiki Rokubei