Japan Synopsis
子連れ狼 三途の川の乳母車
In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
62 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx sits at position #16.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
12 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
6 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
6 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
★ 7.3 · Japan
5 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · Japan
5 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
★ 7.4 · Japan
4 sharedSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Katsu Production
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,553 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #666 of 1,714 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Katsu Production, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 21m |
| Release Date | April 22, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0068816 |