Japan Synopsis
子連れ狼 親の心子の心
In the fourth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
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 in Peril sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.5 · Japan
6 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
6 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
★ 7.3 · Japan
5 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
★ 7.3 · Japan
5 sharedThe Tale of Zatoichi
★ 7.2 · Japan
5 sharedBaragaki: Unbroken Samurai
★ 6.3 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,374 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #594 of 1,714 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Katsu Production |
| Runtime | 1h 21m |
| Release Date | December 30, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0143348 |