Samurai Wolf 1 & 2

Excellent set with great presentation and solid packaging. Very happy to add both films to the collection.

If you're a fan of the Lone Wolf and Cub films, do not sleep on these! Highly recommended

Actor playing The Wolf makes this all that it can be and then some. Yes, the lil monkey bodyguard staying on his opponents shoulder for that whole intro skirmish was wildly to die for but that Lil former is a sworn enemy no matter how adorable.

Loved that night battle around the fire set to the plucking sweet sounds from a koto? Kiba the Furious Wolf fights so honorably even one armed cuz opponent was already injured. Throat slashes in both have a still intensity i haven't seen before. Good stuff!

In **** Cut I loved the prisoner basket transport caravan itself and the camera shots from 1st person or seeing fights around through basket holes was marvelously filmed. Magobei is a wonderful kind of anti hero towards the Wolf but he fails to truly learn the Wlf ways and has to be cut down rightfully so. Cut with your face is an interesting filming technique explained by Hideo Gosha in the extras. Also the making of duralumin into weapons for weightless swordplay seem real is also an interesting highlight in the discussion but i really enjoyed monke talk lol.

Really entertaining pair of samurai films. Both are under 80 minutes and move quickly. Lean and mean with lots of great action.

Fun set of chanbara films.