The film that launched one of the most influential sagas in martial arts cinema, Sword of Vengeance serves as the visceral origin story of Ogami Ittō. Once the Shogun’s highly respected “Kogi Kaishakunin” (Official Executioner), Ittō is framed for treason by the power-hungry Yagyū clan, led by the ruthless Retsudō Yagyū.