Five years before the start of the film, the fictious Yamashiro clan's chief retainers (vassal lords) dig gold out of a secret mine behind their lord's back. The lord of the Yamashiro clan wants to have the gold for himself, but his forces are not strong enough, so he cannot act alone. He also cannot go to the government first, because they would take the gold if they knew about the mine. He orders his ninja team, led by Himuro Gemma (Daisuke Gouri), to assassinate the chief retainers, claiming he would then report the mine to the government.
Jubei Kibagami (Kôichi Yamadera) and Shinkuro are members of this ninja team. After the chief retainers are murdered, the Yamashiro lord does not report the mine to the government. Later, Gemma orders Shinkuro and others to kill Jubei, hoping they would all kill each other, thus eliminating everyone who knew about the mine. Reluctantly, Jubei kills Shinkuro and the others in self-defense. While Gemma is riding along a pass, Jubei springs from the snow and cuts off his head to avenge Shinkuro and the others. Jubei then becomes a wandering swordsman-for-hire.
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
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| Produced by | Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Masako Fukuyo Shigeru Kitayama |
| Written by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Starring | Kōichi Yamadera Emi Shinohara Daisuke Gouri Takeshi Aono |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Cinematography | Hitoshi Yamaguchi |
| Editing by | Yukiko Itō Harutoshi Ogata |
| Distributed by | Manga Entertainment (US/Europe) Manga Entertainment/Madman Entertainment (Australia) |
| Release date(s) | June 5, 1993 (Japan) |
| Running time | 99 min |
| Origin ; Japan Language : Japanese Subs : English hardsubbed Movie 1 : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GS5QX4TU Movie 2 : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XWG32I0O |
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