Directed by Kihachi Okamoto | Starring: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Michiyo Aratama

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.