Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (子連れ狼 冥府魔道, 1973) is a Japanese samurai action film you can watch online on iFILM. This is the fifth chapter of the cult series adapted from Kazuo Koike's manga. Ogami Itto, the shogun's former executioner turned wandering assassin, roams feudal Japan pushing a wooden cart that carries his small son, Daigoro.

This time the contract arrives in pieces. Five warriors of the Kuroda clan block Ogami's path one by one, each carrying a fifth of his fee and a fifth of the information he needs — and each tests him with a blade first to be sure he is the legend they seek. Behind it all looms the same shadow: the all-powerful lord Retsudo, who once again sends an entire army after him. Tomisaburo Wakayama plays Ogami as a heavy, oddly graceful figure who turns lightning-fast the instant steel is drawn.

Director Kenji Misumi stages violence almost as ritual — arcing sprays of blood, severed limbs, snow and mud underfoot. Daigoro's cart hides its usual lethal surprises. It is brutal, stylish chanbara that would later feed Tarantino and countless imitators. Made for fans of classic Japanese action and stories of revenge. Stream Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) online on iFILM.