A ruthless feudal lord rises to prominence in 19th-century Japan, using his political influence to gain more power with which he commits atrocities against the populace. A government official realises he is a threat to the entire nation, and recruits 13 samurai warriors to assassinate him. Action adventure, starring Koji Yakusho and Takayuki Yamada. In Japanese.

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.