Movies Like Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons is a 1973 action, adventure, crime, thriller film from Kenji Misumi with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance and Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx.

Action Adventure Crime Thriller

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

7.4

MagicScore

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972

Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

7.3

MagicScore

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

7.1

MagicScore

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.

7.3

MagicScore

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974

With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.

7.1

MagicScore

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

7.7

MagicScore

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

7.3

MagicScore

13 Assassins

1963

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

7.4

MagicScore

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

The Great Killing

1964

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Eleven Samurai

1967

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

13 Assassins

2010

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

2014

Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014

Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.

7.6

MagicScore

#16

Blade of the Immortal

2017

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Zatoichi

2003

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Seven Samurai

1954

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

8.5

MagicScore

#19

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

1974

Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ring of young wives and a blind music teacher, and cuckolds a corrupt official under his very nose.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Samurai Rebellion

1967

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

8.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons?

The top films similar to Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons by MovieMagicScore are Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (7.4), Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (7.3), Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (7.1). Each shares action/adventure/crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons worth watching?

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 127 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons?

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) is a action, adventure, crime, thriller film directed by Kenji Misumi, starring Tomisaburō Wakayama, Michiyo Yasuda, Akihiro Tomikawa.

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This ranked list pairs Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973), a action and adventure and crime and thriller film from Kenji Misumi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tomisaburō Wakayama take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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