Skip to main content
Filmarian
All films
Poster for Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikakunin. Haha koishi Daigorô zesshô!
Sign in to rateBe the first to rate
+ write a review
Released
1989 · FILM

Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikakunin. Haha koishi Daigorô zesshô!

Directed by
Runtime
140 min
Language
JA
DramaActionTV Movie

Synopsis

The story of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro reaches a new chapter with the casting of Wakayama Tomisaburo as Lord Yagyu Retsudo, the primary antagonist responsible for Ogami's downfall. Tomisaburo, regarded as one of the greatest sword actors, takes on the role of the villainous warlord. Meanwhile, Takahashi Hideki portrays Ogami Itto, the former shogunate executioner, continuing the legacy of the Lone Wolf. Known for his exceptional swordsmanship, Takahashi brings a new dimension to the character. The tale of Lone Wolf and Child has been adapted multiple times, but this version marks a unique return to its roots, with Hideki and Wakayama embodying the central conflict between hero and villain.

Related titles

No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.

How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 15

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Scored by Seiji Yokoyama

Community tags

Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).

Help complete this page

We’re missing mpaa rating, logline. Sign in to add what you know.