Region 0 (ALL REGION PLAY / NO REGION CODE) - NTSC Format *CUSTOM BDR-25* REMASTERED VERSION Year: 1993 Running Time: 119 mins. approx. CAST: Masakazu Tamura Tatsuya Nakadai Yushi Shoda Shiho Fujimura Isao Hashizume Kimiko Ikegami Renji Ishibashi Shima Iwashita Choichiro Kawarasaki Yuko Kotegawa Toru Masuoka Kunie Tanaka Mayumi Wakamura Original Story by: Kazuo Koike Directed by: Akira Inoue 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 seppuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire. VIDEO: Color / AVC h.264 / 1080p / 16:9 Enhanced / 1.85:1 / Widescreen AUDIO: Japanese: AC-3 Stereo SUBTITLES: Removable English Subtitles BONUS: Interactive Menu, Previews
