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69-589: Mima Yoichizaemon Kagenobu (1577–1665) was born in the Dewa Province to Mima Saigū, a priest at the Jūnisha Gongen Shrine. In his youth he studied the Bokuden-ryū of swordsmanship, as well as a style of jō practiced by Shintō mountain priests (Kongō Jō jōhō). When he was 18, he was beaten in a friendly duel by his father's friend, the samurai Sakurai Gorōemon Naomitsu, who had utilized iai -techniques of

138-530: A pachinko game adaptation called Kozure Ōkami was released in Japan. By 1990, many libraries understood the rise of graphic novels as a medium. Many were advised to purchase copies of various graphic novels to keep up public demand, listing many popular publications. One of the most prominent graphic novels listed was Lone Wolf and Cub, focusing on the Japanese elements in the storytelling. They would continue to add

207-503: A 1973 television commercial for Momoya chansai seasoning, episode 77 of the anime series Urusei Yatsura (1983), Samurai Champloo episode 22 (2005), Gintama episode six (2006), the third season of Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden (2017) subtitled "Kazokukure Ōkami" ("Lone Wolf and Family"), Busō Shōjo Machiavellism episode six (2017), Hug! Pretty Cure episode 44 (2018), and Rick and Morty: The Anime episode "Samurai & Shogun" (2020). Lone Wolf and Cub has been cited as

276-400: A weakness for his protagonist (in order to make the story interesting), writer Kazuo Koike was inspired by the legendary Sigurd , who is made invulnerable by bathing in a dragon's blood—except for where a leaf shields part of his back and retains his mortality. The character of Daigorō was created to satisfy this need. Koike stated in an interview that he crafted the manga to be based upon

345-463: Is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima . It was serialized in Futabasha 's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action from September 1970 to April 1976, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama , four plays, and a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya , and

414-439: Is an aeon named Yojimbo, a being the summoner Yuna can summon to battle, along with his dog Daigoro. He must be paid the game's form of money to use attacks varying in strength and weapon. With his design resembling that of Ancient Japanese designs, his worker-employer relationship with Yuna, the aesthetic with his weaponry and mannerisms, and the name of his dog, many elements from Ittō were used to design this summon. In 2012,

483-475: Is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created. It has been cited as the origin for the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape. This is known as the Lone Wolf and Cub trope or genre, which has since inspired numerous books, comics, films, television shows and video games. Ogami Ittō, formidable warrior and a master of the suiō-ryū swordsmanship, serves as

552-405: Is not accessible to others. These licenses act as recognition from the sōke that the practitioner has demonstrated a physical and mental progression in the tradition and later that they have his permission to transmit the teachings of the ryu. As is also common in classical schools, to properly learn its teachings the practitioner must formally join the school through an oath, keppan . In this oath

621-449: Is now the Shōnai area of Yamagata Prefecture . The capital of the new province was initially established at Dewanosaku (出羽柵), a fortified settlement in what is now part of Sakata, Yamagata , which served as a vital military stronghold in the expansion of Yamato control and settlement in the region. In 733, the capital was moved north, and a new military settlement, later named " Akita Castle ",

690-521: Is widely recognized as an important and influential work. Lone Wolf and Cub chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the shōgun ' s executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan , he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub". Lone Wolf and Cub

759-470: The Jigen-ryū style of swordsmanship (based on the actual historical personage Tōgō Shigetaka, creator of Jigen-ryū ), wanders onto the battlefield and assists Daigoro with the cremation /funeral of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo. Tōgō, who is on a training journey and also carries a dotanuki sword similar to Ogami's (and crafted by the same swordsmith), then assumes guardianship of Daigoro, including retrieving

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828-502: The Hayashizaki school , and afterwards began to study under him. After being given an overview of those techniques and vowing to create a style of his own, Yoichizaemon travelled throughout Japan, to test his skills against other martial artists. During this period he trained in the naginatajutsu of the Buddhist monks from Mount Hiei , techniques that were applied often by the monks during

897-570: The Kogi Kaishakunin (the Shōgun's executioner), a position of high power in the Tokugawa shogunate during the 1700s. Along with the oniwaban and the assassins, Ogami Ittō is responsible for enforcing the will of the shōgun over the daimyōs (lesser domain lords). For those samurai and lords ordered to commit seppuku , the Kogi Kaishakunin assists their deaths by decapitating them to relieve

966-494: The Warring States period . Yoichizaemon was not content to develop only the physical side of his martial arts during this time. Instead, he continued training in ascetic practices, and meditated nightly, even going so far as to go on long retreats to secluded holy sites deep in the mountains. His perseverance in both his physical and spiritual training led to his eventual enlightenment. In the twentieth year of his exertions, he

1035-522: The television series as pilots, compilations or originals. These include several starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya (see section Television series ), in 1989 a TV movie called Lone Wolf With Child: An Assassin on the Road to Hell better known as Baby Cart In Purgatory where Hideki Takahashi plays Ogami Ittō and Tomisaburo Wakayama co-stars as Retsudo Yagyu. In the 2000s, Darren Aronofsky attempted to get an official Hollywood version of Lone Wolf and Cub off

1104-573: The American Spanish TV station Univision. The first season was released on DVD in Japan on December 20, 2006, apparently without subtitles. Twelve of the first 13 episodes were released on DVD in Germany as Kozure Okami , with audio in Japanese and German. In the U.S., Media Blasters released the first season on DVD on April 29, 2008, under its Tokyo Shock Label, containing the original Japanese with English subtitles. All of these releases excluded

1173-722: The Child ' ) , was serialized in Koike Shoin  [ ja ] ' s manga magazine Jin from January 20, 2007, until the magazine's last issue, released on May 21, 2008. The series resumed on eBookJapan  [ ja ] ' s online manga magazine Katana on April 14, 2009, and finished on July 20, 2010. Five volumes were released by Koike Shoin from July 27, 2007, to September 28, 2012. This series has not currently been translated into English. A total of six Lone Wolf and Cub films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Ittō and Tomikawa Akihiro as Daigoro were produced based on

1242-585: The Dark 27. Battle's Eve 28. The Lotus Throne Starting in May 2013, Dark Horse began publishing their translated editions of Lone Wolf and Cub in value-priced Omnibus editions. Partial volumes collected in Omnibus form are marked with an asterisk (*). In 2002, a "reimagined" version of the story, Lone Wolf 2100 , was created by writer Mike Kennedy and artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco with Koike's indirect involvement. The story

1311-651: The Dewa Province as a fief from Ashikaga Takauji , but ruled it only in name. By the end of the Sengoku period , the Mogami clan had emerged as the strongest local force in the southern portion of the province, whereas the Akita clan dominated the northern portion of the province. Both clans sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara , and were thus secured in their holdings at

1380-554: The Emishi tribes, and after an uprising in 767, pacification expeditions were carried out in 776, 778, 794, 801 and 811. During the Nara period , under the Engishiki classification system, Dewa was ranked as a "greater country" (上国). Under the ritsuryō system, Dewa was classed as a "far country" (遠国). The name of the province was originally pronounced "Idewa". The Ichinomiya of Dewa Province

1449-1080: The Fallen Tiger 4. The Bell Warden 5. Black Wind 6. Lanterns For the Dead 7. Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger 8. Chains of Death 9. Echo of the Assassin 10. Hostage Child 11. Talisman of Hades 12. Shattered Stones 13. Moon in the East, Sun in the West 14. Day of the Demons 15. Brothers of the Grass 16. Gateway Into Winter 17. The Will of the Fang 18. Twilight of the Kurokuwa 19. The Moon In Our Hearts 20. A Taste of Poison 21. Fragrance of Death 22. Heaven & Earth 23. Tears of Ice 24. In These Small Hands 25. Perhaps in Death 26. Struggle in

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1518-458: The Suiō-ryū's techniques, and the core waza , or techniques, are directly linked to Mima's teachings based on Ryōbu Shintō , a system of interpreting Shintō deities into Mikkyō Buddhism. Yoichizaemon continued training and travelling throughout his life, and at age 67 retired to pass the Suiō-ryū to his son, Mima Yohachirō Kagenaga. To the core techniques established by the founder, Yohachirō added

1587-554: The YouTube website, courtesy of the "Samurai vs. Ninja" YouTube Channel, and currently all three seasons of the series have been uploaded. In 1987, video game manufacturer Nichibutsu released a beat 'em up arcade video game based on the series, named Kozure Ōkami in Japan and Samurai Assassin overseas. Players guide Ogami Itto through an army of assassins while carrying his infant son on his back. A baby cart powerup enables Ookami to mow down enemies with blasts of fire. The game

1656-483: The agony of disembowelment; in this role, he is entitled and empowered to wear the hollyhock crest of the Tokugawa clan, in effect acting in place of the shōgun . After Ogami Ittō's wife Azami gives birth to their son, Daigorō, Ogami Ittō returns to find her and all of their household brutally murdered, with only the newborn Daigorō surviving. The supposed culprits are three former retainers of an abolished clan, avenging

1725-609: The baby cart and teaching/training Daigoro in Jigen-ryū . The two soon become enmeshed in a plot by the Shogunate conceived by the ruthless Matsudaira Nobutsuna and spearheaded by his chief henchman Mamiya Rinzō (also based on an actual historical character) to topple the Satsuma clan and assume control of that fiefdom's great wealth, using Tōgō as an unwitting pawn. When Tōgō discovers that he has been tricked and used, he and Daigoro embark on

1794-407: The bounty. The last duel between Ogami Ittō and Yagyū Retsudō runs 178 pages—one of the longest single fight-scenes ever published in a manga. Toward the end of their journey, Ogami Ittō's dōtanuki sword is surreptitiously tampered with and damaged by a supposed sword-polisher who is really an elite kusa ("Grass" ninja) of the Yagyū clan. When Ittō is finally attacked by the last of the kusa ,

1863-469: The characters themselves and that the "essential tension between [Ittō's] imperative to meet these challenges while keeping his son with him on the journey" drove the story. According to Koike, "Having two characters as foils of each other is what sets things in motion" and that "If you have a strong character, the storyline will develop naturally, on its own." Less than a year after the manga's debut, Tomisaburo Wakayama came to Koike to propose starring in

1932-422: The child crawls toward the sword and reaches for its hilt; this assigns him the path of a rōnin . Refusing to kill themselves and fighting free from their house imprisonment, father and son begin wandering the country as "demons"—the assassin-for-hire team that becomes known as "Lone Wolf and Cub", vowing to destroy the Yagyū clan to avenge Azami's death and Ittō's disgrace. On meifumadō ("The Road to Hell "),

2001-491: The company went into a general decline. First Comics shut down in 1991 without completing the series, publishing less than a third of the total series over 45 issues. Starting in September 2000, Dark Horse Comics began to release an English translation of the full series in 28 smaller-sized trade paperback volumes with longer page-counts (from 260 to over 300 pages), similar to the volumes published in Japan. Dark Horse completed

2070-499: The cursed journey for vengeance, Ogami Ittō and Daigorō experience numerous adventures. They encounter (and slay) all of Yagyū Retsudō's children (both legitimate and illegitimate) along with the entire Kurokuwa ninja clan, eventually facing Retsudō himself. When Retsudō and the Yagyū clan are unable to kill Ittō, the shogunate officially proclaims him and Daigorō outlaws with a price on their heads, authorizing all clans to try and arrest/kill them and permitting anyone to go after them for

2139-481: The deleted-from-distribution 2nd episode "Gomune Oyuki". The latest television series, also titled Lone Wolf and Cub ( Kozure Ōkami ), aired from 2002 to 2004 in Japan on TV Asahi with Kin'ya Kitaōji in the role of Ogami Ittō and Tsubasa Kobayashi as Daigoro. This series has not yet been made commercially available on DVD or Blu-ray; however, beginning in September 2023 English-subtitled episodes began being uploaded to

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2208-530: The execution of their lord by Ogami Ittō. However, the entire matter was planned by Yagyū Retsudō, leader of the Ura-Yagyū (Shadow Yagyu ) clan, in order to seize Ogami's post as part of a masterplan to control the three key positions of power: the spy system, the official assassins and the Shogunate Decapitator. During the initial incursion, an ihai (funeral tablet) with the shōgun ' s crest on it

2277-420: The famous child in the baby cart. In this new series, which picks up immediately after the climactic battle of the original series, the bodies of Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo are left lying on the beach with Daigoro left alone standing over his father's body (since no one, for political reasons, dares to bury either body or take charge of Daigoro). A bearded samurai, Tōgō Shigetada of the Satsuma clan and master of

2346-499: The films after the popular television series began to air. Shogun Assassin (1980) was an English language compilation for the American audience, edited mainly from the second film, with 11 minutes of footage from the first. Also, the third film, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades was re-released on DVD in the US under the name Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death . In 1992

2415-435: The films, to which he immediately agreed. According to Koike, he knew from the beginning that being killers themselves, both Ogami and Retsudō must die at the end, while Daigorō should survive. Both the producers of the 1970s television series and magazine publisher opposed this, so he had to end his story in his way "without their permission". Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Goseki Kojima , Lone Wolf and Cub

2484-405: The forms practiced are the following sets: Most of the solo kata can be, and are, also practiced with a partner, often with the aid of another kata, i.e. by pairing an offensive kata with one that offers a suitable defensive response. In addition, there are also a large number of forms for other weapons. The founder's son Yohachirō succeeded his father to become the 2nd head of the tradition and

2553-458: The future member swears not to teach or demonstrate Suiō-ryū without the permission of the sōke to preserve the school's integrity. The writer of the popular manga series Kozure Ookami (子連れ狼) or Lone Wolf and Cub , Koike Kazuo utilized the name of the Suio ryu for the style of swordsmanship practiced by the protagonist of the series. After learning of its actual existence he visited the headquarters of

2622-606: The ground, but could not secure the rights. In March 2012, Justin Lin was announced as the director on an American version of Lone Wolf and Cub . In June 2016, it was announced that producer Steven Paul had acquired the rights, and in October 2017, it was announced that Andrew Kevin Walker writing the script. Two full-fledged television series based on the manga have been broadcast to date. The first, Lone Wolf and Cub ( Kozure Ōkami ),

2691-414: The lineage has continued unbroken to the present day. Traditionally, the kage waza were shared only with the successor to the tradition, in a form of transmission called isshi sōden . However, now nearly all of the physical techniques of the tradition are taught openly. Even today though, one set of iai kata, which represent the very essence of the tradition's teachings, is set aside only for communication to

2760-501: The manga had sold 8.3 million copies in Japan, and 11.8 million worldwide. Lone Wolf and Cub is one of the most highly regarded manga due to its epic scope, detailed historical accuracy, masterful artwork and nostalgic recollection of the bushido ethos. The story spans 28 volumes of manga, with over 300 pages each (totaling over 8,700 pages in all). Many of the panels of the series are depictions of nature, historical locations in Japan, and traditional activities. A couple of years into

2829-760: The manga. They are also known as the Sword of Vengeance series, based on the English-language title of the first film, and later as the Baby Cart series, because young Daigoro travels in a baby carriage pushed by his father. The first three films, directed by Kenji Misumi, were released in 1972 and produced by Shintaro Katsu , Wakayama's brother and the star of the 26-part Zatoichi film series. The next three films were produced by Wakayama himself and directed by Buichi Saitō , Kenji Misumi , and Yoshiyuki Kuroda, released in 1972, 1973, and 1974, respectively. Wakayama quit making

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2898-725: The original Japanese with English subtitles, and released for the Toronto, Canada market by CFMT-TV (now OMNI 1 ) in the original Japanese with English subtitles as The Iron Samurai . It has also been aired in Germany dubbed in German, in Italy dubbed in Italian; around 1980, a Portuguese dub was aired in Brazil as O Samurai Fugitivo (The Fugitive Samurai) on TVS, actually SBT, and in Spanish, as El Samurai Fugitivo on

2967-488: The other more stylized movements. Dewa Province Dewa Province ( 出羽国 , Dewa no kuni ) was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture , except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka . Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū ( 羽州 ) . Prior to the Asuka period , Dewa was inhabited by Ainu or Emishi tribes, and

3036-519: The plotlines. Dark Horse began publishing the follow-up series, New Lone Wolf and Cub , in June 2014; the eleventh and last volume was released in December 2016. A second sequel series, titled [[[Soshite Kozure Ōkami: Shikaku no Ko]]  [ ja ] ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 114) ( help ) ( そして――子連れ狼 刺客の子 , lit.   ' More Lone Wolf and Cub: Eyes of

3105-452: The present day, in the person of the 15th sōke of Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō, Katsuse Yoshimitsu Kagehiro (also iaidō kyōshi 7. dan, kendo kyōshi 7. dan, jōdō renshi 6. dan). The headquarters of the tradition, the Hekiunkan ("Hall of Blue Clouds"), is located at Shizuoka City , Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. The Suiō-ryū is a comprehensive martial tradition with a focus on iai-techniques . Among

3174-611: The presentation of the entire series, fully translated, with the publication of the 28th volume in December 2002. Dark Horse reused all of Miller's covers from the First Comics edition, as well as several done by Sienkiewicz, and commissioned Wagner, Guy Davis , and Vince Locke to produce new covers for several volumes of the collections. In October 2012, Dark Horse completed the release of all 28 volumes in digital format, as part of their " Dark Horse Digital " online service. 1. The Assassin's Road 2. The Gateless Barrier 3. The Flute of

3243-587: The pro-Tokugawa forces, the new Meiji government reorganized Dewa province into Ugo Province ( 羽後国 ) in the north, and Uzen Province ( 羽前国 ) in the south in 1868.These provinces became Akita Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture on August 2, 1876. [REDACTED] Media related to Dewa Province at Wikimedia Commons 39°00′59″N 140°19′02″E  /  39.01639°N 140.31722°E  / 39.01639; 140.31722 Lone Wolf and Cub Lone Wolf and Cub ( Japanese : 子連れ狼 , Hepburn : Kozure Ōkami , " Wolf taking along his child")

3312-449: The road of meifumado in a quest to kill the Shogun (which would force Matsudaira out into the open). However, Rinzō, who is not only a master of disguise but also Matsudaira's natural son, may have an even more devious plan of his own, including subverting the Shogun's own ninja and using opium to ensnare and enslave the Shogun himself. This series also introduces non-Japanese characters into

3381-465: The role in a 1984 TV movie; Daigoro was played by Katzutaka Nishikawa in the first two seasons and by Takumi Satô in the final season. The series was co-produced by Union Motion Picture Co, Ltd. ( ユニオン映画 ) and Studio Ship ( スタジオシップ ), a company formed by manga author Kazuo Koike, and originally aired on Nippon TV in Japan. It was subsequently broadcast in the United States as The Fugitive Samurai in

3450-667: The series, a story depicts the fate of Yamada Asaemon, the main character of Samurai Executioner , also created by Koike and Kojima . One reviewer notes that Asaemon looks different in this appearance, apparently due to Ogami Ittō having been designed so similarly to the original Asaemon. Lone Wolf and Cub was initially released in North America in a translated English edition by First Comics in 1987. The monthly series of comic-book-sized issues featured covers by Frank Miller , Bill Sienkiewicz , Matt Wagner , Mike Ploog , and Ray Lago. Sales were initially strong but fell sharply as

3519-443: The spear into his body. Embracing Daigorō with tears, Retsudō names him "grandson of my heart", closing the cycle of vengeance and hatred between the clans and concluding the epic. Many of the stories are written in a non-chronological order, revealing different parts of the narrative at different times. For example, Ogami's betrayal is not revealed until the end of the first volume, after many stories have already passed. In crafting

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3588-596: The start of the Tokugawa shogunate . During the early Edo period , both the Mogami and the Akita were dispossessed, and their territories broken up into smaller domains , the largest of which were held by the Sakai clan and Uesugi clans . During the Bakumatsu period , all of the domains in the area joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei supporting the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the defeat of

3657-415: The story was again adapted for film, Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict also known as Handful of Sand or A Child's Hand Reaches Up ( Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki te ni , literally In That Little Hand ), directed by Akira Inoue and starring Masakazu Tamura as Ogami Itto. In addition to the six original films (and Shogun Assassin in 1980), various television movies have aired in connection with

3726-415: The sword breaks and Ittō receives wounds that are ultimately fatal. Deadlocked in mid-battle with Retsudō, Ittō's spirit leaves his body after years of fatigue and bloodshed, unable to destroy his longtime enemy and ending his path of meifumadō . The story finishes with Daigorō taking up Retsudō's broken spear and charging in fury. Retsudō opens his arms, disregarding all defense, and allows Daigorō to drive

3795-515: The ten basic Goin and Goyō forms, which serve to establish strong basic technique. The 9th sōke Fukuhara Shinzaemon Kagenori created Masaki-ryū Fukuhara-ha Kusarigamajutsu , in part based on the Masaki-ryū of Manrikigusari , which has been handed down ever since as a separate tradition to each headmaster of the Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō. The tradition of oral transmission of techniques continues to

3864-499: The tradition in Shizuoka , called the Hekiunkan, to pay his respects. Later, the fight choreographer of the second series of the TV show, featuring Yorozuya Kinnosuke , visited the Hekiunkan and impressed with the movements of the tradition spent some time learning the kata of the school. In the final series of this TV show, the actual kata from the tradition are performed and referenced in amongst

3933-409: The tradition's next sōke. The line of succession is as follows: Instead of the modern kyū - and dan -grades, Suiō-ryū, like most other koryū , uses a more traditional menjō system of licenses. These licenses are, from lowest to highest, Shoden, Chūden, Shō Mokuroku, Chū Mokuroku, Dai Mokuroku, Shō Menkyo, Menkyo Kaiden and Inka. The Inka license is given only to the successor to the tradition and

4002-997: The volumes of the graphic novel well into 2003. Lone Wolf and Cub is considered to be among the most influential manga ever created, having inspired numerous artists, animators and filmmakers across the world, as well as creating the "Lone Wolf and Cub" trope. Lone Wolf and Cub has influenced American comics, notably Frank Miller in his Sin City and Ronin series. Other examples of artists inspired by it include filmmakers such as Hong Kong action cinema 's John Woo when he produced Heroes Shed No Tears (1986), American comic book artists such as Justin Jordan and Mike Kennedy , and animators such as Russia's Genndy Tartakovsky . Indian comic-book writer Suhas Sundar acknowledged that he drew some inspiration from Lone Wolf and Cub to create his Odayan comic book series. Homages to Lone Wolf and Cub have appeared in many works. Examples include

4071-575: Was a post-apocalyptic take on the tale with several differences, such as a female cub and a worldwide setting: Daisy Ogami, daughter of a renowned scientist, and Itto, her father's cybernetic bodyguard and Daisy's subsequent protector, attempt to escape from the Cygnat Owari Corporation's schemes. Dark Horse announced at the 2006 New York Comic Con that they had licensed New Lone Wolf and Cub , Kazuo Koike and Hideki Mori 's follow-up to Lone Wolf and Cub , starring Ogami Itto's son Daigoro,

4140-578: Was built what is now in the Takashimizu area of the city of Akita. Abe no Yakamaro was sent as Chinjufu-shōgun . In 737, a major military operation began to connect Akita Castle with Taga Castle on the Pacific Coast. Over the next 50 years, additional fortifications were erected at Okachi in Dewa Province and Monofu in Mutsu Province involving a force of over 5000 men. The road was greatly resented by

4209-513: Was effectively outside of the control of the imperial dynasty . Abe no Hirafu conquered the native Emishi tribes at what are now the cities of Akita and Noshiro in 658 and established a fort on the Mogami River . In 708 AD Dewa District ( 出羽郡 , Dewa-gun ) was created within Echigō Province. The area of Dewa District was roughly that of the modern Shōnai area of Yamagata Prefecture, and

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4278-446: Was gradually extended to the north as the Japanese pushed back the indigenous people of northern Honshū . Dewa District was promoted to the status of a province ( Dewa Province ( 出羽国 , Dewa no kuni ) ) in 712 AD, and gained Okitama and Mogami Districts, formerly part of Mutsu Province. A number of military expeditions were sent to the area, with armed colonists forming settlements with wooden palisades across central Dewa in what

4347-687: Was later a battleground in the Gosannen War and the Former Nine Years War . Following the destruction of the Northern Fujiwara clan by the forces of the Kamakura shogunate in 1189, many Fujiwara partisans fled to the mountains of Dewa and continued to resist central authority. The area was divided into numerous shōen during the Kamakura period , which developed into the centers of numerous rival samurai clans. In 1335, Shiba Kaneyori received

4416-469: Was only released in arcades. In 1989, Mayfair Games published Lone Wolf and Cub Game , a board game designed by Matthew Costello based on the franchise. GM Magazine reviewed the game, highlighting the illustrations, well-written encounters, and sturdy components; however, the reviewer found that the basic rules and limited options made for a dull experience on repeat plays. In the 2001 PlayStation 2 video game Final Fantasy X by Square Enix , there

4485-527: Was placed inside the Ogami family shrine, signifying a supposed wish for the shogun's death. When the tablet is "discovered" during the murder investigation, its presence condemns Ittō as a traitor and thus he is forced to forfeit his post and is sentenced, along with Daigorō, to commit seppuku . The one-year-old Daigorō is given a choice by his father: a ball or a sword. If Daigorō chose the ball, his father would kill him to send Daigorō to be with his mother; however,

4554-540: Was produced in a typical jidaigeki format and broadcast for three seasons from 1973 to 1976, each episode 45 minutes long. Season one originally aired 27 episodes, but the original 2nd episode "Gomune Oyuki (Oyuki of the Gomune)" was subsequently deleted from all rebroadcasts in Japan and VHS and DVD releases; the reasons why this episode has been excluded are currently unclear. Seasons two and three ran for 26 episodes each. Kinnosuke Yorozuya played Ogami Ittō, and later reprised

4623-553: Was serialized in Futabasha 's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action . Its first installment was published on September 10, 1970. The series finished with the 145th installment published on April 1, 1976. Futabasha collected its chapters in 28 tankōbon volumes, published from May 1972 to May 1976. When Lone Wolf and Cub was first released in Japan in 1970, it became wildly popular for its powerful, epic samurai story and its stark and gruesome depiction of violence during Tokugawa era Japan. As of October 2006,

4692-421: Was struck with a vision of white gulls floating effortlessly and without conscious thought on water, and realised he could now use his sword in the same effortless manner. Based on his vision Yoichizaemon created the traditions 64 core techniques and named the style that arose from his revelation the "Suiō-ryū", or Water-Gull style of swordsmanship. The spiritual, philosophical aspects of the tradition permeate

4761-611: Was the Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine in what is now Yuza, Yamagata . During the Heian period , in 878, a major rebellion known as the Gangyo Disturbance ( 元慶の乱 , Gangyo no ran ) erupted in the region against Yamato rule. Another major uprising occurred in 939, as part of East Japan war Tengyō no Ran . Towards the end of the Heian period, the province was organized into eleven districts. It

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