Vintage Pulp | Jul 5 2011 |
The way of the samurai.
Above are six posters for one of our favorite Japanese movie series, Kozure ôkami, aka Lone Wolf and Cub. Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, these are the films that introduced us to the samurai sub-genre. At the time we loved them, and over the years we learned that they are considered cinematic triumphs, second only Akira Kurosawa’s visually ingenious samurai epics. What are they about? Well, there are plenty of reviews online of both the films and the manga they were based upon, so we don’t need to bother. The first Kozure ôkami film opened in Japan in the spring of 1972.
JapanKozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuruLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceKozure Ōkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubagurumaLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River StyxKozure Ōkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubagurumaLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesKozure Ōkami: Oya no kokoro ko no kokoroLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilKozure Ōkami: MeifumadoLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsKozure Ōkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! DaigoroLone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in HellTomisaburô Wakayamaposter artcinema