Duel of Blood and Sand

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord Inaba Yajuro Otomo declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands In a kind of homage to Kurosawas 7 Samurai the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him Led by the magnificent Ichibei Konoe a master of weaponry in his own right everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death