'Lone Wolf and Cub' was created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima and chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan, he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub".
The manga was already adapted into a series of films starting Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Ittō and Akihiro Tomikawa as his infant son Daigoro, these were reedited to make the awesome cult classic 'Shogun Assassin!'
