Shogun Assassin was edited and compiled from the first two films in the Lone Wolf and Cub series, using 12 minutes of the first film, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance , and most of Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx.
The story revolves around five kung-fu fighters with unique animal styles: the Centipede, the Snake, the Scorpion, the Lizard, and the Toad (the Five Poisonous Creatures of Chinese folklore, from which the film takes its title).The film is considered one of the most popular martial arts films of its era and was listed at number 11 on Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Films list.
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70s, chinese martial art, five deadly venoms, kung fu, kung fu master
Yasuke (b. c. 1555–1590) was a samurai of black African origin who served under the Japanese hegemon and warlord Oda Nobunaga in 1581 and 1582. The Story of Yasuke, In the 16th century a young man was taken from his home in Mozambique and sold into slavery, becoming the property of a Jesuit Priest named Alessandro Velignano - Afro Samurai
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african american, afro, afro hair, anime, anime and manga
