10 Movies Every Action Fan Needs To See
2. Lone Wolf & Cub 2: Baby Cart At The River Styx
When we first met Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama) in Sword Of Vengeance, he was shown passionlessly carrying out his duties as the official Shogunate Executioner before being forced into exile by a shadowy clan that murdered his wife. This sequel picks up shortly after those events, with Itto surviving on the road in rural Japan, offering his services as an assassin for 500 pieces of gold.
Hired by a group of villagers to murder the Gods Of Death: three brothers whose costumes will look familiar to anyone who’s seen Big Trouble In Little China. Itto must also contend with a group of female ninjas sent to finish him once and for all. Can one man, who wheels his young son in the eponymous baby cart, defeat an army and track down The Gods Of Death?
Of course he can, and over the course of 81 minutes there’ll be several amazing fight sequences (who would’ve thought you could attack someone with a radish?) backed by crisp photography and incredible period detail. Forget Hollywood’s samurai films – this is the real deal.