

A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967

13 Assassins
1963

Shogun's Samurai
1978

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974

New Tale of Zatoichi
1963

Samurai Rebellion
1967

Kamui
2009

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989