Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub takes place in mid-eastern Japan, sometime during the early Tokugawa Era (approximately 1603-1868, also called Edo Period). Ogami Itto, the shogun's executioner, is falsely accused of treason by jealous rivals, the Yagyu, who also kill his wife. Refusing to commit seppuku and taking his only son, Daigoro, he embarks on a journey across Japan seeking revenge and hiring his sword as an assassin.

Because he pushes his infant son along in what appears to be a crude cart, he is sometimes referred to as the "baby cart assassin." His cart, though, is much more than it seems, concealing numerous weapons and other ingenious devices to aid his efforts.

Ogami Itto was played by Wakayama Tomisaburo, the brother of Katsu Shintaro, the talented actor and producer who portrayed Zatoichi in the famous series about the blind swordsman.