Three Outlaw Samurai (bluray)

Hideo Gosha directs and co-writes this Japanese drama starring Tetsuro Tanba as Sakon Shiba, a ronin who finds himself caught up in a kidnapping plot.

This first film by the legendary HIDEO GOSHA (Sword of the Beast) is among the most canonized chanbara (sword-fighting) films.

An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, Three Outlaw Samurai is a classic in its own right. In it, a wandering, seen-it-all ronin (TETSURO TAMBA) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (ISAMU NAGATO and MIKIJIRO HIRA), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate.

With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.