Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972

1h 21m

Adventure

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100%

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7 Reviews

92%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

While wandering through the wilds of Japan with his 3-year-old son, Daigoro, (Akihiro Tomikawa), assassin-for-hire Ogami Itto (Tomisaburô Wakayama) finds his next assignment -- he's hired to kill a merchant intent on revealing corporate secrets. On Ogami's tail, however, is a trio of female ninjas who have been sent to kill him and his son. When Ogami is wounded in battle, the toddler rises to the occasion and helps nurse his father back to health in time for a second sword fight.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

...where shock, violence and disgust are presented as heroic responses to the status quo, and where revenge is an attitude born out of present sociopolitical iniquities.

Nov 19, 2009

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Panos Kotzathanasis

easternKicks.com

Baby Cart at Styx is a great entry in the saga and a film that fans of exploitation are bound to adore.

Jul 26, 2020

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

The climactic battle in the desert... is breathtaking.

Nov 17, 2018

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Though it's not the strongest of the series overall, Baby Cart To Hades will appeal to fans of the action side of the genre, and its otherwise simple narrative presents more moral complexity than one might expect.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 16, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2005

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

The action is excellent and nearly non-stop. Ogami Itto whirls the Katana and Naginata as nimbly as a marching band baton girl.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 18, 2003

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Anderson O

Are there really such ratings as 11 out of 10's? Long Wolf and a Cub: Baby Cart in the River Styx is a Better than Part 1 in superior fashion. This is the G.O.A.T. Conversation to sequels in global film making! A Work Of Art in deed! I through Sword of Vengeance was amazing but WOW in creativity in every way possible! Musical instruments take a bigger star in the forefront of this Legendary comicbook Adaptation. Disclaimer: Long Wolf and Cub is not for kids, don’t let the baby fool you. View discretion is adviced.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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johnathon w

Epic entry in the franchise that finds Lone Wolf and Cub taking on a trio of female assassins while seeking out their latest target, the maker of a rare indigo dye. Tomisaburo Wakayama remains brilliant as Itto Ogami, the determined assassin seeks vengeance for his wife, and his son Daigoro (an effective Akihiro Tomikawa) gets in on the action with the coolest baby cart ever (unless your on the receiving end of its traps). Behind the camera, Kenji Misumi crafts another epic and brutal film, as Itto remains determined in his mission, even to the point of death. The action is epic as well, especially the final battle in the desert. All in all, the quintessential "Lone Wolf & Cub" film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Wm W

I almost took half a star off for the weird baby doll hand thing, but it will always be remembered fondly

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/20

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s r

Opulent samurai drama, action, blood and gore. It's so over the top that I expect there to be a cult following. Saw it on TCM and HBO.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Kenji Misumi

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Tomisaburô Wakayama

Ogami Itto

Akiji Kobayashi

Ozunu Kurokuwa

Akihiro Tomikawa

Daigoro Ogami

Minoru Ohki

Benma Hidari

Kayo Matsuo

Yagyu Sayaka

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Synopsis

While wandering through the wilds of Japan with his 3-year-old son, Daigoro, (Akihiro Tomikawa), assassin-for-hire Ogami Itto (Tomisaburô Wakayama) finds his next assignment -- he's hired to kill a merchant intent on revealing corporate secrets. On Ogami's tail, however, is a trio of female ninjas who have been sent to kill him and his son. When Ogami is wounded in battle, the toddler rises to the occasion and helps nurse his father back to health in time for a second sword fight.

Director: Kenji Misumi
Producer: Shintarô Katsu, Hisaharu Matsubara
Screenwriter: Goseki Kojima
Production Co: Cosmopolitan (Hearst), Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Runtime: 1h 21m

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