This is the gripping story of a sociopathic samurai with no moral code or remorse. Ryunosuke refines his craft during the final days of the Shogunate rule in Japan. Through various barbarous acts, he builds a life of madness and a trail of vendettas — even gaining the animosity of his own band of assassins.

Two greedy peasants are lured by gold to escort a man and woman across enemy lines, unaware that they are a princess and her general.

In this samurai/romance mashup, a widower samurai in 19th century Japan struggles to get by as he works a as a clerk to make ends meet and care for his young daughters and senile mother. The sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart forces him to consider whether his career and social standing could keep him from following his desires.