恋も友情もなく、闇に生まれて死んでいく忍者をリアルに捉えて“忍者ブーム”を巻き起こした、司馬遼太郎の直木賞受賞作を映画化!
暗殺指令を受け、豊臣秀吉の命を執拗につけ狙う伊賀忍者・重蔵を中心に、そのスリル溢れる戦術、女忍者との許されぬ恋、忍者の世界から抜けようとする親友・石川五右衛門との苦悩の対決などが、息つく暇もなく展開する忍者風雲録!
大友柳太朗、大木実をはじめベテラン揃いのキャスト陣を、映像の仕掛け人・工藤栄一がダイナミックに演出した大型時代劇。

ニュータウンの建設や工場誘致が決まり一躍脚光を浴びてきた新興都市K市。秋庭一家と志村組が仕切っていたこの町に新しい利権を求めて東京から乗り込んできた誠信会、宇田川組の進出により不穏な空気に包まれる。秋庭一家の代貸で二代目を継ぐ手塚直人(宍戸錠)が五年の刑を終えて出所するがシャバはすっかり変わり果てていた。宇田川組は巧妙な手口で志村組と手を結ぶ一方で誠心会は腕利きの星野を秋庭一家へ送り込み、手塚の留守を狙い幹部・増沢を“預かり盃"と称して人質同然に東京の本部に連れ去っていた。そして、宇田川組は冷酷悲惨な計画を実行し始める─。

A uniformly excellent, no-no-nonsense, straightforward yakuza sage. This also has one of underrated and comparatively-unknown-in-the-west composer Kaburagi's most exciting and memorable scores, a testament to just how much can add to a story's already intoxicating momentum and suspense.

류지는 오야네조의 키요조에 대한 의리가 있어, 적대하는 관동신룡회에 때려 가 회장을 맡겼다. 4년의 복역 후, 류지는 가출소해 오야네조를 방문했지만 아는 사람이 없었다. 어떻게든 동생을 찾아 이야기를 들으면, 오야네 친분은 신룡회에 살해되어, 조는 해산 동연, 기요조는 오야네의 유족의 귀찮음을 보고 있다고 한다.

This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend, a samurai named Matashichiro. This spaghetti western style action swordplay film is exciting and dynamic from start to finish! One-eyed master of martial arts, Yagyu Jubei visits Akizuki Village and meets with his former teacher Akizuki Hayato-no-Kami. Jubei is shocked to see Hayato's sickly appearance. An evil gang has plotted to murder Hayato, but a deadly Yagyu blade will unleash a rain of blood and disperse the evil plot! The breathtaking climax in a huge ravine called Okamidani is the ultimiate pay-off. Jubei confronts several hundred riflemen and warriors in a bloody battle to the death.