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.
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Ninja Leader
Sir Katagiri Saburo Takayuki
The Honorable Elder Mizuno Tadakuni
Sir Yorii
Flying Squirrel Banzo