Up for auction/purchase is the ultimate cult classic of samurai cinema: the fully uncut UK PAL release of Shogun Assassin (1980), beautifully preserved on the legendary VIPCO Vault of Horror collector's label. [1, 2]

For fans of extreme exploitation cinema, VIPCO (Video Instant Picture Company) is a household name. When first released on tape in the UK in 1983, Shogun Assassin’s legendary level of arterial spray and graphic blade work shocked censors and landed it squarely on the UK Home Office's radar, leading to its status as a highly sought-after, banned title. This official 2004 VIPCO DVD release proudly restores every single second of the legendary violence completely uncut! [1, 2, 3, 4]

Compiled primarily from the first two films in the hyper-violent Japanese Lone Wolf and Cub series (Sword of Vengeance and Baby Cart at the River Styx), Shogun Assassin follows Lone Wolf—a master samurai warrior who rebels against a corrupt Shogun. Armed with a weaponised baby cart and his young son Daigoro, he sets off across a landscape of absolute carnage to exact blood-soaked revenge on the Emperor’s executioners. [1, 2]

Famously featured as the "sleepytime movie" in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol 2, this edition boasts an iconic, synthesised electronic soundtrack and stylized English dubbing that made it an unforgettable grindhouse classic. [1, 2]