拜一刀原本是公仪介错人，精通水鸥流剑术，携带着胴太贯。他的妻子薊被柳生一族杀害，此后，他便带着遗子大五郎踏上了漂泊之旅。这部作品的原作与作画者凭借此作稳固了自己在作家界的地位。此后，除了若山富三郎主演的电影版和万屋锦之介主演的电视剧版，还制作了众多影视改编作品。1987年，这部漫画在日本漫画中最早输出到北美，由黑马漫画公司（Dark Horse Comics）以《浪人剑心与子同行》（Lone Wolf and Cub）为书名出版了英文版，封面画由《子连れ狼》的超级粉丝弗兰克·米勒绘制。该作品作为代表日本的漫画，获得了高度评价。单行本销量在日本国内达830万部，全球超过1180万部。后来，还推出了以大五郎为主角的续作《新・子连れ狼》和《然后 - 子... 》

这是万屋锦之介主演的杰作时代剧系列第2弹。柳生烈堂的几个训练有素的儿子接连被拝一刀打倒，最终，他派出妾室所生之子、出渊流喰代（ほおじろ）的头领出淵庄兵衛及其妹妹鞘華作为最后的刺客……拝一刀在冥府魔道的旅程仍在无尽延续……

黑田藩藩主齐隆侯将宠爱的妃子生的女儿滨千代公主假扮男孩，秘密继承储君之位。菩提寺住持慈善和黑锹忍者得知此事，写作秘函送往江户。拜一刀（若山富三郎 饰）受黑田藩所托，追赶主持抢夺秘函。 途中拜一刀遭遇黑田藩忍者不知火（安田道代 饰），从其口中察觉事件背后的秘密。秘函抢夺成 功，柳生烈堂（大木实 饰）派出大量刺客截杀，但全部死在拜一刀手下。黑田藩重臣肋天将监斥责齐隆侯用女儿继任储君，意欲杀其谋反。受不知火所托的拜一刀由此卷入这场继嗣风波之中……

黑田藩请求拜一刀夺取关乎该藩存亡的文书，不惜派出五位高手以死相试拜一刀的武功。 大五郎和父亲在集市走散，与号称千面观音的女扒手小叶相识。大五郎因涉嫌协助扒窃被捕块严刑拷问，但他人小志高，为遵守诺言不惜忍受皮肉之苦。此举令众人极其倾佩，小叶也被感动得不再做贼重新做人。拜一刀在暗中看到儿子的勇气很是欣慰。 一场水中大战，拜一刀用计夺回了黑田藩的文书，破坏了柳生一族的诡计，再次令柳生烈堂恼羞成怒。同时，拜一刀在女忍者不知火的协助下，识破了黑田藩内部一出不可告人的黑幕。

Itto Ogami- High Executioner to the Shogun- has been betrayed by his political enemies and sentenced to a dishonorable death. Seeking to restore the honor of his name, Ogami- The Wolf- must flee the Shogun's grasp and live long enough to prove his innocence. Taking only his sword and his son, Ogami embarks on a bloody journey of righteousness and revenge as he seeks to destroy those who would disgrace his family's name. Hunted mercilessly by the Shogun's troops, by his enemies, and by those who seek the reward put on his head, Ogami must fight his way through feudal Japan, challenging and defeating all who stand in the way of his quest for honor. Can Ogami- a true Samurai Warrior- endure the ceaseless violence which surrounds him?

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor Takahashi Hideki takes over as the former shogunate decapitator, and his stunning swordsmanship is second to none! The story of Lone Wolf and Child has been told many times, but never before like this. With the magnificent sword skills of Takahashi Hideki as Ogami Itto, the Shogun's Decapitator and Wakayama Tomisaburo as the power hungry Lord Yagyu Retsudo the story has come full circle.

Ronin Ogami Itto travels around 17th century Japan, accompanied by his young son Daigoro, in search of those who has offended him.

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尾张藩别式女（护卫殿下安全的随身侍女）小雪（东三千 饰）被藩士孤冢元记（岸田森 饰）用妖刀打败，愤而脱藩。尾张藩派出多名刺客追杀，皆死于小雪手下。其中一名被杀刺客的妻子为报夫仇，雇用拜一刀（若山富三郎 饰）刺杀小雪。寻访途中，拜一刀和儿子大五郎（富川晶宏 饰）走散。柳生家族弃将军兵卫（林与一 饰）一度被大五郎错认为父，大五郎锐利的目光引起军兵卫注意，一路跟踪。好战心切的军兵卫挑战拜一刀，却无奈落败。拜一刀追踪小雪来至温泉，尾张刺客孤冢元记亦随后赶到，在拜一刀面前，昔日两个仇家剑拔弩张……

德川幕府时期，刽子手拜一刀（田村正和 饰）深得主公信任，然以柳生备前（橋爪功 饰）为首的柳生一族觊觎大权，因此视武功高强的水欧派剑客拜一刀如大敌。在正式比武前夕，备前设计陷害拜一刀，并杀害了他的妻子蓟（古手川祐子 饰），致令拜一刀挥刀而起，斩杀前来拘捕他的官差。在此之后，他与有着“暗里柳生”之称的柳生烈堂（仲代达矢 饰）相约决斗，最终取胜，于是获准带着儿子大五郎离开江户。从此，拜一刀化身为独行江湖的赏金杀手，与宿敌柳生一族结下难以化解的仇恨…… 本片根据小池一夫和小島剛夕的原作漫画改编，并荣获1994年日本电影学院奖最佳男配角奖（田中邦衛）。