Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Masahiro KawasakiOriginal Music Composer
- Akira InoueDirector
- Tsutomu NakamuraScreenplay
Cast
- Masakazu TamuraOgami Itto
- Tatsuya NakadaiYagyu Retsudo
- Yushi ShodaDaigoro
- Shiho FujimuraWife of the Chamberlain
- Isao HashizumeYagyu Bizen
- Kimiko IkegamiYagyu Chizuro
- Renji IshibashiMatsudaira
- Shima IwashitaAbandoned woman bearing a daughter
- Chōichirō KawarasakiChamberlain giving shelter to Ogami Itto
- Yuko KotegawaOgami Azami
- Toru MasuokaYagyu Kurando
- Kunie TanakaBuddhist Priest
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Themes
samuraibased on comicsword fighthonorbased on mangajidaigekiedo periodcode of the samuraivengeancefather son relationship