Shogun Assassin (1980) Soundtrack CD W. Michael Lewis/ Mark Lindsay

Shogun Assassin (1980) Soundtrack CD W. Michael Lewis/ Mark Lindsay: 

BSX Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to SHOGUN ASSASSIN, featuring music composed by W. Michael Lewis and Mark Lindsay for the 1980 film assembled with elements from the the Japanese film series LONE WOLF AND CUB, directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Tomisaburô Wakayama as Ogami Itto. The LONE WOLF AND CUB series, which consisted of six Japanese martial arts films based on a long-running manga series, revolved around the Shogun’s executioner Ogami Itto, who, after being disgraced by false accusations from an opposing clan, is forced to take the path of assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigoro, they seek revenge on the clan and become known as Lone Wolf and Cub.
The series was highly successful, prompting a 79-episode Japanese television series and in 1980, elements from the first two films, SWORD OF VENGEANCE and BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX, were extracted and newly du...