Released:
1993-02-06

Overview:
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.

Director:
Akira Inoue

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Action, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Masakazu Tamura
  as
  Ogami Itto
• 
  Tatsuya Nakadai
  as
  Yagyu Retsudo
• 
  Yushi Shoda
  as
  Daigoro
• 
  Shiho Fujimura
  as
  Wife of the Chamberlain
• 
  Isao Hashizume
  as
  Yagyu Bizen