In his wanderings through the cities and towns samurai Sanjuro “stumbled” on a serious conflict in one of the clans: a fierce struggle for power, corruption, the head of the clan on false charges arrested along with his family, and his place is about to be taken by the evil schemer Kikui. Only a handful of young warriors are ready to fight for justice. Sanjuro comes to their aid. His weapons are cunning, surprise, fearlessness and, of course, a sword on which the blood of villains has no time to dry….