A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his position and replace him with a member of their own family. When his wife is murdered and evidence is produced that he was plotting against the Shogun the Code of Bushido calls for him and his son to commit sepuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire.
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his position and replace him with a member of their own family. When his wife is murdered and evidence is produced that he was plotting against the Shogun the Code of Bushido calls for him and his son to commit sepuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire.
Top Cast
Masakazu Tamura
Character: Ogami Itto
Tatsuya Nakadai
Character: Yagyu Retsudo
Yushi Shoda
Character: Daigoro
Shiho Fujimura
Character: Wife of the Chamberlain
Isao Hashizume
Character: Yagyu Bizen
Kimiko Ikegami
Character: Yagyu Chizuro
Renji Ishibashi
Character: Matsudaira
Shima Iwashita
Character: Abandoned woman bearing a daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Character: Chamberlain giving shelter to Ogami Itto
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