The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he remembers his gruesome family history, which sees his ancestors sacrificing themselves for the sake of their cruel lords, and realizes that he's about to repeat their mistakes.
A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.
The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.
A group of masterless samurai living in Edo's red light district must fend off a militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.