Kamui (Kenichi Matsuyama) is a ninja on the run from his own clan who seeks sanctuary in a fishing village. But shadows of the past soon return – local fisherman Hanbei (Kaoru Kobayashi) is a wanted man for attacking the prize horse of a local lord Gambei (Koichi Sato). Meanwhile Hanbei’s wife Sugaru (Koyuki) is herself a ninja in disguise with a grudge against Kamui. Based on the best-selling graphic novel series & now a $20 million dollar major motion picture.