When his lady friend is kidnapped, tortured, framed for murder and sentenced to death, Genjuro, the "God of Death", must uncover the truth, expose the real culprit and once again punish the guilty.
Condemned to death for murder, Genjuro's punishment was to survive a faked execution, lose his identity, and become Maboroshi Shinigami, the Phantom Assassin. Now, evil men seek to frame Genjuro for another murder, and for their scheme they need only one thing - Genjuro's dead body. When his wife is kidnapped, tortured to reveal his whereabouts and condemned to crucifixion by corrupt clan officials, Genjuro must face an army of swords to save her, defeat them all and challenge Sarashina Gunpei, the deadliest blade in Japan, in a final blood-soaked battle.—jp-films
Koyama Genjuro was an officer condemned to death for killing a colleague who raped Genjuro's wife Orie, who then committed suicide. Genjuro's punishment was to survive a faked execution, lose his identity, and become Shinigami ("The God of Death"), uncovering and executing corrupt officials with the backing of the former Shogunate Chief Councillor. This TV special takes up where the original TV series left off. After the corrupt father of the current Shogun has been executed by Genjuro, his associates have Genjuro's companion Shino kidnapped and tortured to uncover Genjuro's whereabouts. Failing, they frame her for murder and have her condemned to death by crucifixion in order to draw Genjuro out into the open. Genjuro rescues Shino, but her sufferings have caused her to lose her memory. Further investigation reveals that the people responsible for Shino's kidnapping are also involved in a plot to seize control of an extremely rich and powerful clan and that the man Shino was accused of killing was a former clan member working to expose the corruption. Now "The God of Death" must face both clan retainers and the deadliest ninja clan, the Kurokuwa, defeat them all and face the ruthless Sarashina Gunpei, leader of the Kurokuwa, in a final duel to uncover and destroy the corrupt officials within the clan and even within the Shogunate government itself.—Tony-Scheinman
