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Siskoid

Lone Wolf and Cub's 5th film, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons is the one without rape or female nudity. I feel I need to mention this because that was the biggest criticism I had about the previous four films in the series. Even the violence seems tamer or at least, less exploitative. Despite this notable difference, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons still retains the artful style of the previous installments and spare soundscapes. I kept being reminded of Tarantino and Samurai Jack because, well, this is the original source material. The penultimate story in the sequence is laughably convoluted, requiring the title assassin to defeat five clansmen in turn to get the entire contract they want placed on a corrupt abbot's head. There's also a fun subplot in which the Cub gives his word of honor to a female pickpocket, part of the running theme of Baby Cart's relationship to proxy mothers. Only one left now. I can smell the revenge.

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