影片根據瀧口康彥的小說《異聞浪人記》改編，圍繞展現武士道精神的終極形式——切腹展開了一個別開生面的故事。影片根據瀧口康彥的小說《異聞浪人記》改編，圍繞展現武士道精神的終極形式——切腹展開了一個別開生面的故事。導演通過這個故事，對武士道精神做了一番討論，批判了所謂武士的體面這種虛假可憎的東西，謳歌了貧困武士堅守尊嚴的精神，同時對他們的不幸生活遭遇表示出深切的同情，揭露出封建社會的黑暗和不公。這是一部構思巧妙、製作精良、發人深省的傑作。本片在戛納電影界上獲得了讚譽，在日本國內贏得了每日電影評選的最佳影片獎，出演半四郎的仲代達矢憑借此片獲得了數座最佳男主演獎獎盃。

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?

木村主演武士片 日本票房突破40億。某日，新之丞一如往常為藩主試菜，但他突然感到強烈劇痛，隨即昏迷過去。重生的他卻從此與光明絕緣。為此他一度想自我了斷，幸好被加世發現，拼死阻止了他。不久，在新之丞姑姑波多野以寧的壓力之下，加世懇求頗具威望的番頭島田為新之丞增加俸祿，讓他們的生活不至拮据。但島田願意這麼做的背後原因，卻令新之丞感到悲憤不已……新之丞決定重新執劍，誓向島田要回武士的尊嚴。

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostitution.

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.

幕府末年的動盪時代裡，東北小藩有一武士片桐宗藏（永瀨正敏 飾），為了迎接新時代的來臨，他必須拋棄最愛的傳統武術，學習違背武士精神的西洋槍炮。 某日，宗藏得知已嫁為人婦的青梅竹馬喜惠（松隆子 飾）備受夫家虐待，宗藏最後決定助喜惠脫離苦海。在朝夕相處之下，兩人對於彼此的感情漸漸無法掩藏。但迫於世俗的眼光，宗藏只能收起愛意，將喜惠送回。此時，宗藏又奉命追捕亂黨彌市郎（小澤征悅 飾）。宗藏與彌市郎原為同門師兄弟，彌市郎因過去的恩怨一直對宗藏懷恨在心。宗藏身為日本最後一代的武士卻有著無限的悲哀，面對新時代的衝擊、與彌市郎的恩怨，以及對喜惠的感情，他在這個時代裡究竟能做出什麼樣的抉擇呢……？

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.

One samurai is ordered to kill another by their master in punishment.