Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Seen it?1972 | 81 min | 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.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 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
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Cast & crew
Directed by Buichi Saitō
- Tomisaburō WakayamaOgami Itto
- Yoichi HayashiYagyu Gunbei
- Michi AzumaOyuki
- Akihiro TomikawaOgami Daigoro
- Asao KoikeTokugawa Yoshinao
- Hiroshi TanakaJûzaemon Kashiwagi
- Tatsuo EndōYagyu Retsudo
- Asao UchidaUnokichi
- Shin KishidaKozuka Enki
- Kōji SekiyamaNitayu's Side Close