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  Shogun Assassin

  £495.00

  “Lone wolf and son. The greatest team in the history of mass slaughter.”

  Few cult samurai films possess the ferocious visual identity of “Shogun Assassin”, offered here by its rare original UK Quad cinema poster. Created by artist Jim Evans, the dramatic artwork uses a blood-red and black palette to depict the sword-wielding Lone Wolf above his young son’s weaponised wooden cart, surrounded by smoke, blades and the aftermath of battle.

  Released in 1980, the film was created for Western audiences by combining and re-editing material from the first two Japanese Lone Wolf and Cub films. Tomisaburo Wakayama stars as the relentless executioner Ogami Ittō, travelling through feudal Japan with his son Daigoro while pursued by waves of assassins. Its sensational taglines perfectly capture the film’s uncompromising exploitation appeal.

  Measuring approximately 30 × 40 inches, this incredibly scarce poster (this is the first example we have offered one for sale)retains its original cinema-issued folds and is offered in excellent original condition. With tremendous visual impact, it makes a superb display piece for collectors of samurai cinema, Japanese cult film and vintage exploitation artwork.

  TRIVIA: The premise of The Mandolorian and spin off series take a large amount of inspiration from Shogun Assassin/The Lone Wolf & Cub series. Going as far as to homage the scene the child is given the choice of the path of life or death, with Grogu being offered the choice of the path of the Mandolorian or the Jedi in strikingly similar fashion.

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