Stars: Kamatari Fujiwara, Kichijirô Ueda, Nakajirô Tomita, Mikijirô Hira, Bokuzen Hidari
"Shiba", a wandering samurai, encounters a group of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictator lord in the hope of reducing taxes. "Shiba" joins them and two traitorous samurai from the ruling guard named "Sakura" and "Kikiyo". The three outlaws find themselves in the middle of a life and death struggle...
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Shôji Ôki, Isao Natsuyagi, Haruo Suzuki
A samurai is overcome with guilt over the massacre of a small village. Now as a ronin, he finds out about his former group's plan to implement this plan in another village and decides to stop them...
Stars: Takeshi Katô, Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Kyôichi Satô, Torahiko Hamada
"Gnosuke", one of the clan's lieutenants, kills one of the elders of the clan to achieve reforms. He is chased by his old friends, each of whom hopes to get the revenge that the clan wants. But with the help of a master swordswoman named "Yamane", he gets a chance to save...
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Ichirô Nakatani, Hideyo Amamoto, Yoshio Inaba, Mikijirô Hira
A bankrupt man, just released from prison, reluctantly agrees to kill three men, but changes his mind when a group of gangsters target the same men. He then tries to understand why these men are victims.
Stars: Isao Natsuyagi, Renji Ishibashi, Tamotsu Tamura, Hajime Araki, Kôji Tsutsui
Mikugami's Jokichi has yet to fully avenge the death of his wife and son. He is looking for Kunisada Chuji...
