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Kenji Misumi



Filmography

Kenji Misumi - filmography


  • Shogun Assassin (1981)
    Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama,  Kayo Matsuo,  Minoru Ohki
    Director: Kenji Misumi,  Robert Houston
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 2,796 members
    Not available for rental
  • Sword Of Vengeance (1973)
    Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama,  Watanabe Fumio,  Ito Yunosuke
    Director: Kenji Misumi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    SWORD OF VENGEANCE, the first of the violent LONE WOLF AND CUB samurai films, finds Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama), the executioner of the Shogunate, framed for treason. Along with his infant son, this ronin enacts revenge on those who killed his wife and destroyed his respected name.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,150 member
    Not available for rental
  • Babycart At The River Styx (1972)
    Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama,  Kayo Matsuo
    Director: Kenji Misumi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX, the second of the classic LONE WOLF AND CUB samurai films, finds Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and his infant son continuing on their bloody path of vengeance. This time they seek the shadowy Yagyu clan, who try to kill the father and son--first by sending their ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,170 member
    Not available for rental
  • Babycart To Hades (1972)
    Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama,  Kato Go,  Hama Yuko
    Director: Kenji Misumi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the third installment in the LONE WOLF AND CUB samurai series, Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama), and his young son continue on their blood-soaked journey. This time Lone Wolf rescues a girl who has killed a man in self-defence, leading to even more mayhem.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 904 members
    Not available for rental
  • Zatoichi at the Fire Festival on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Shintaro Katsu,  Tatsuya Nakadai
    Director: Kenji Misumi
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    It is Tempo-era Japan in the nineteenth century. Zatoichi is on his travels again. They will bring him to a village where the Boss of All Bosses, Yamikubo, holds sway, a man known as the Prince of Darkness. This is a place where women can be bought at auction - and if the bidder is unlucky enough ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 319 members
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  • Hanzo The Razor (3 discs)
    Starring: Shintaro Katsu
    Director: Yasuzo Masumura,  Kenji Misumi,  Yoshio Inoue
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Collection of three samurai epics, including SWORD OF JUSTICE, THE SNARE and WHO'S GOT THE GOLD? The HANZO films skilfully blend traditional Japanese swordplay with sexploitation elements, creating an inimitable style that became an instant cult phenomenon when they were released in the early seventies.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 148 members
    Not available for rental

Kenji Misumi facts

5 most recent films

Shogun Assassin - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Shogun Assassin - 3.5 stars
Sword Of Vengeance - 3.5 stars
Babycart In The Land Of Demons - 3.5 stars
Babycart At The River Styx - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Shogun Assassin - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Babycart To Hades - 3.5 stars
Babycart At The River Styx - 3.5 stars
Sword Of Vengeance - 3.5 stars
Babycart In The Land Of Demons - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Tale of Zatoichi - 3.5 stars
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival - 3.0 stars
Hanzo The Razor - 3.0 stars
Shogun Assassin - 3.5 stars
Babycart In The Land Of Demons - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tomisaburo Wakayama - 6 times - show films
Shintaro Katsu - 6 times - show films
Kayo Matsuo - 3 times - show films
Masahiro Tomikawa - 2 times - show films
Minoru Ohki - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Yasuzo Masumura - 4 times - show films
Yoshio Inoue - 4 times - show films
Robert Houston - 2 times - show films