How 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Connects to a Tom Hanks Crime Thriller

The Mandalorian and Grogu connects to Tom Hanks' crime thriller Road to Perdition through a shared source: the manga Lone Wolf and Cub, first published in 1970 and running until 1976. The series follows Ogami Ittō and his infant son Daigorō along the "demon road", pairing samurai action with an exploration of fatherhood and morality.

Max Allan Collins has acknowledged the influence directly, writing, "I have always gone out of my way to acknowledge Lone Wolf and Cub as one of the inspirations for Road to Perdition." He added, "I specifically thought that the shogun and his assassin had parallels in a mob godfather and his chief enforcer.

And the father and son seeking vengeance while they were being chased was an element, too, although my anti-hero's son was an adolescent, not a baby in a cart." Favreau has made a similar connection for The Mandalorian.

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