Looking to feast your eyes on "Lone Wolf and Cub" from your couch, bed, or on your commute? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or play the TV series via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription options – along with the availability of "Lone Wolf and Cub" on each platform. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch "Lone Wolf and Cub" right now, here are some particulars about the Nippon TV show.
Originally premiering April 8th, 1973, "Lone Wolf and Cub" stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kōji Takahashi, Taketoshi Naitō, Katzutaka Nishikawa. The series runs 3 season(s), and has a score of 77 (out of 100) on TMDB, which compiled reviews from 6 experienced people.
What, so now you want to know what the TV show is about? Here’s the plot: "Ogami Itto is a master swordsman who holds a position of high power in the Tokugawa Shogunate. Highly trusted by the Shogun, he serves as the official decapitator, assisting lords and samurai who have been ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku.
One day, Itto’s wife and members of his household are brutally murdered by a clan seeking to avenge their lord’s execution, which had been carried out by Itto. In the wake of the attack, two items are left in Itto’s home: his unhurt infant son, Daigoro, and a symbol meant to signify Itto’s betrayal of the Shogun.
Disgraced by the false symbol, Itto is labeled a traitor and forced to forfeit his position. He becomes a ronin, wandering the country with his son, searching for the men who killed his wife, seeking to clear his name and avenge her death."
"Lone Wolf and Cub" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on Amazon Video, and IMDB TV Amazon Channel .
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