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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Director: Kenji Misumi · JP
What it is about
The shogun's former executioner wanders Japan with his small son, hiring himself out as an assassin.
The fighting in it
The source of over-the-top blood in samurai film — later directors, Tarantino included, took it from here. The techniques themselves come from real kenjutsu; the weaponised cart, however, is pure manga invention.
Martial arts in the film
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