Is Shogun Assassin violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shogun Assassin sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shogun Assassin scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shogun Assassin easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shogun Assassin end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shogun Assassin

Name: Shogun Assassin
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: 1980
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki, Shin Kishida

He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!

Directed by Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston

Produced by TOHO, Baby Cart

198085 min6.9 / 10

A dark, blood-soaked revenge tale following a samurai and his young son through a paranoid feudal landscape, driven by grief and the code of vengeance.

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

Clusters

Vigilante Justice Movies Rebels Fighting Empires Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Vengeance Over Introspection Samurai Movies

Genres

Action Adventure

Keywords

Revenge Ninja Female Ninja Shogun

Questions people ask

Is Shogun Assassin violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is Shogun Assassin sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Shogun Assassin scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Shogun Assassin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Shogun Assassin end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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