Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

This is really two movies in one. The first is the origin story for Itto Ogami, the Shogunate Executioner, and his son Daigoro and how they were framed for a thought crime, sentenced to death, and escaped with their lives. The second feels like just the next in a series of continuing adventures with the pair. I think that there’s going to be a larger connection to Ogami’s story in that continuing adventure, though. It wouldn’t make much sense otherwise.

Ogami is a highly respected swordsm...