子連れ狼 その小さき手に
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his position and replace him with a member of their own family. When his wife is murdered and evidence is produced that he was plotting against the Shogun the Code of Bushido calls for him and his son to commit sepuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire.
- genus: Action, Thriller
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- keyword: samurai, based on comic, sword fight, honor, based on manga, jidaigeki, code of the samurai, vengeance, father son relationship
- cast: 田村正和, 仲代達矢, Yushi Shoda, 藤村志保, 橋爪功, 池上季実子