Okami – Am Totenfluss (1972)

Okami – Am Totenfluss: Directed by Kenji Misumi. With Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Akiji Kobayashi, Minoru Ôki. Trailed by a clan of female ninja, Ogami is paid to assassinate a clan traitor accompanied by three killers known as the Gods of Death.

“u0026quot;My son and I walk the Demon Way in Hell, so weu0026#39;re not ordinary humans. Weu0026#39;re resolved to descend to Hell through the Six Realms and Four Lives.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLean, taut story line, told with a lot of style and great visuals. Director Kenji Misumi gives us creativity in the battle scenes, and the enemies of the Lone Wolf are distinctive – first a wave of women warriors, and then three brothers who wear bell-shaped hats and brandish different weapons, e.g. an iron claw. As in the first film there is moral ambiguity, as the Lone Wolf is a roaming assassin whose target is an innocent artisan of indigo dye who is fleeing a monopolistic business. Itu0026#39;s conflicting, but I kind of liked that about it. In this one the baby has become a toddler, and is no longer just a passive observer of the action, occasionally pushing buttons to activate hidden weapons in his cart, in addition to being a cutie-pie. The pace of the film is great and I liked how it was just 81 minutes, not indulging itself in excess (you know, except for the body parts being lopped off here and there). Great ending scene in the desert too.”