Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
Keywords: tmdb.samurai, tmdb.peasant, tmdb.murder, tmdb.treachery, tmdb.ronin, tmdb.bribery, mdblist.has-trailer + 57 more, tmdb.katana, tmdb.dishonor, tmdb.change-of-heart, tmdb.shame, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.jidaigeki, mdblist.fresh, imdb.prostitute, imdb.brothel, imdb.japanese, imdb.chanbara, imdb.crying-in-arms, imdb.comrade-in-arms, imdb.japanese-woman, imdb.japanese-man, imdb.village, imdb.villager, imdb.rebellion, imdb.guard, imdb.hostage-taking, imdb.protest, imdb.betrayal, imdb.up-in-arms, imdb.walking-in-mud, imdb.god, imdb.sword, imdb.man-kneeling, imdb.katana-sword, imdb.dog, imdb.stray-dog, imdb.stealing-from-a-god, imdb.sandals, imdb.shoe-repair, imdb.man-running, imdb.running-man, imdb.fan, imdb.shack, imdb.mill, imdb.hut, imdb.harvest, imdb.asking-to-be-killed, imdb.asking-for-death, imdb.fire-pit, imdb.tied-to-a-post, imdb.emergency, imdb.kneeling, imdb.kitchen, imdb.maid, imdb.reform, imdb.millet, imdb.pierced-by-a-sword, imdb.appeal, imdb.threat, imdb.clan, imdb.false-promise, imdb.breaking-a-promise, imdb.trick
Watch Providers: Criterion Channel
Production companies: Samurai Productions, Toho Company, Shochiku
