Shogun Assassin (1980)
"He whips out his sword and relieves his victims of their heads!!"
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Akihiro Tomikawa as Daigoro Ogami
Kayo Matsuo as Supreme Ninja
Minoru Ōki as Master of Death
Shin Kishida as Master of Death
Shogen Nitta as Master of Death
Reiko Kasahara as Azami
Akiji Kobayashi as Lord Kurogawa
Is Shogun Assassin good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 197 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
